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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Beware?
Beware? Be MINDFUL! The lesson of the snake in the grass is not one of treacherous deceit, but simply where to put your feet! Your path crosses many others, we are all sisters and brothers.
Posted in Poems
Tagged Christianity, eco-spirituality, faith, golden rule, Hinduism, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspirituality, Islam, Judaism, love, meditation, mindfulness, nature, paths, poetry, respect, snake in the grass, snakes, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, walking, walking meditation, zen
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choir
The rain has stopped and all the frogs are singing songs of love. The chorus astounds us with sound. Love is in the air. A soloist enters our home – What would it be like if we all sang songs … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Poems
Tagged animals, choir, chorus, eco-spirituality, faith, frogs, Hinduism, hope, hymns, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspirituality, Islam, Judaism, love, love is in the air, nature, poetry, songs, songs of praise, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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Path perspectives
sometimes on your path the best practice is to walk away.
Posted in Blessings, Tao Cats
Tagged animals, black cat, cat, cats, daily practice, eco-spirituality, faith, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspirituality, love, path, spiritual practice, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, tao kitty, walk away, walking, wisdom, zen
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heart shaped
a heart shaped nose let’s me know’I know nothing. who cares that your nose is cold – your heart is warm.
Posted in Blessings
Tagged animals, bhakti, Christianity, dog, dogs, eco-spirituality, faith, Hinduism, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspirituality, Islam, Judaism, love, nature, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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Anole knowledge is power
I have heard that knowledge is power, but Great Lizard, can you tell me about wisdom? Ah, little anole, all i know is love.
Posted in Blessings, The Now
Tagged animals, anole, art, Christianity, eco-spirituality, Hinduism, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspirituality, Islam, Judaism, knowledge, knowledge is power, lizard, love, nature, poetry, power, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, wisdom, zen
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a pause/paws enzo
Giving pause to contemplate the future: the moment is now. together as one. brush painting inspired by original logo for Giving Paws, designed by Marie Marfia
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, art, blessings, brush painting, eco-spirituality, enzo, faith, giving paws, ink brush meditiation, inter-species, interfaith, interspirituality, logo, love, meditation, nature, pause, paws, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, trans-species, zen
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Steps
I look out beside my car and there is a crane walking, as if to be a comma in this sentence of traffic. But then he decided otherwise and flew up, an apostrophe? or an apostle.
Posted in The Now
Tagged bird, birds, cars, Christianity, crane, eco-spirituality, faith, flight, fly, forgiveness, grace, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspirituality, Islam, Judaism, love, nature, patience, poetry, spirituality, stuck in traffic, sumi-e, tao, traffic, transportation, zen
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Studying an old study, pondering an old pond, Tao kitty reminds me that ponds, like studying, may have still surfaces that clearly need greater reflection.
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged animals, art, bamboo, calico cat, cats, eco-spirituality, faith, homework, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspirituality, love, nature, old pond, poetry, ponds, reflection, spirituality, sumi-e, surfaces, tao, tao cats, zen
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