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Monthly Archives: March 2015
flames
where there is smoke there’s fire. but where is the dog? he is sitting behind me – loyal and safe and aware that where there is smoke, there’s fire. (but does he know that fire can be healing too? do … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged adventures with dogs, camp fires, dogs, fire pit, healing relationships, ink brush meditation, loyalty, nature, sacred fire, smoke, spirituality, sumi-e
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walking the path
Seagulls are laughing over head, calling to each other: Marco – Polo – and i walk the silk road underneath, my path? an adventure! shall we fly together into the sun?
Bliss
on the the small round table is a small round cat purring in her sleep.
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged bliss, calico cat, cat nap, drawing cats, feline, ink brush meditation, love, nap time, poetry, purring, sacred cats, sketching cats in ink, sleeping cat, spirituality, sumie
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little things and heart strings
a woman told me a story today and made me promise to tell it. I met her in a facility, an institution of care – i was there with my dog to visit, and in great detail she described her dog. … Continue reading
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, God's dog, grief, therapy dog
Tagged animal assisted activities, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted therapies, animals, art, assisted care facilities, collage, dogs visiting in nursing homes, eco-chaplaincy, elder care, ink brush painting, love, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, therapy dogs, visiting dogs
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Pause
life goes on at such a clip, put your best foot forward! but remember to take a moment, and really pause. sit in the love that surrounds you. then take the next step.
Posted in Dao Dogs, God's dog
Tagged AAA, AAC, aacr, AAE, aat, animal assisted chaplaincy, art, dog training, grooming dogs for therapy work, grooming poodles, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, miniature poodles, pet therapy, poetry, poodle grooming, poodles, standard poodles, sumi-e, therapy dogs, toy poodles, Visiting pets, wisdom, wisdom of dogs
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Grackles and Pyramids
Do you hear the Pharaoh’s songs? Do you hmm and sing along? Do you know whose Pharaoh today? Did you think they had long gone away? if so then why did the story stay?
Posted in The Now
Tagged Christianity, eco-spirituality, exodus, faith, grackles, I-CARE, Islam, Judaism, little birds, Moses, nature, Passover, power elite, rainbow, rainbow wings, sacred poetry, sacred texts, slavery, social justice, sumi-e
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whole cloth
she walked into my life and is still helping me put the pieces together when things feel like they are coming apart. we may look all patchwork on the outside – but inside we are all love.
Posted in The Now
Tagged adopting cats, animal assisted chaplaincy, bereavement, calico cat, cats, feline salvation, feral cats, grief, inter-species spirituality, interspecies spiritual direction, loss, love, mourning, patchwork, pet therapy, quilting, spiritual direction, things fall apart
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chasing
somedays you are being chased, somedays you are chasing. STOP! Leap to higher ground!
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, cat chasing cat, cats, chasing, culture of busy, eco-chaplaincy, ink brush painting, leap, leaping, poetry, sacred art, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, wisdom
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