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Monthly Archives: December 2014
enfolded
i miss being small and enfolded in your arms. but now i am large, and You are enfolded in the stars…….. oh wait… thank heavens! i am still small.
Posted in The Now
Tagged bunnies, faith, grace, hugs, mystic, mysticism, origami, pace, peace, rabbit, sumi-i, tea bag folding, tea bag folds, wisdom of grief
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Calico Comforts
on a lap or curled on a belly she pours for comfort in purrs.
Posted in The Now
Tagged blessings, calico cats, cat, cat rescue, comfort, death of a pet, grief, loss, mourning, mysticism, poetry, purring cat, solace, sumi-e
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Noble truths
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, Bodhi day, Chao-chou, Chao-Chou's dog, Does dog have a Buddha nature, dog, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, greiving, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, joshu's dog, koan, love, pet loss, sumi-e, tao, zen
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An Not Yet Old Fat Black Cat
they want a kitten as soon as i am dead. that is exactly what she said. but i am not yet old – i am only eight – and i know you don’t want to wait. so get a kitten … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged adopting a kitten, animals, art, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, fat cats, interspecies spirituality, nature, old cats, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Holiday Hounds
the lights are lit and houses shine and trees sparkle for a short time with electricity and memories. and here You are, but why that collar? and why the lies? Listen and train – relationships are made with communication not … Continue reading
Purfume
So You come sauntering in the door – smelling of perfume??? whose could it be? it is not the tree moss damp fern pine needle of your usual romps… Oh if you could only tell me…. I would say how … Continue reading
crossing
if a black cat crossing your path is good or bad like a white cat crossing your path is good or bad depending on your mythologies. what future does a grey cat bring?
Meal plan
I saw two crows in the parking lot of a grocery store, sharing a loaf of bread – manna that had dropped from heaven. here’s a plan – let’s eat together! break bread. give thanks. all is grace.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, art, bird, breaking bread, crows, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, feed the world, grace, interspecies spirituality, manna from heaven, nature, poetry, sumi-e
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a little bird
my grandmother, who knew many secrets, used to say a little bird told her….. i never believed her.. til today.
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged eco-chaplaincy, eco-mysticism, finches, grandmother wisdom, grandmothers, intuition, nature, poetry, sacred listening, secrets, shamanism, small birds, sparrows, spirituality, sumi-e, truths
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