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Monthly Archives: February 2016
watch, look, see
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged art, bird, birds, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, egret, ink brush painting, interspirituality, love, mindfulness, nature, path, poetry, raising up, sacred path, small crane, spirituality, sumi-e
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flame
out of the corner of my eye, i catch Yours, bright golden in your orange fur – as if You could hide anywhere!
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, cat, cat's eyes, cats, eco-mysticism, feral cats, ink brush painting, mysticism, orange tabby, rice paper, spirituality, sumi-e
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ANNIVERSARY
Today is the anniversary of my fourth year of posting my daily ink brush practice blog posts. i didn’t notice. time. but i was reminded by Love and the gift of rice paper. all is gratitude. all is evolving. we … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, anniversary, compassion, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, equity, evolutionary spirituality, evolving, gratitude, human animal bond, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, justice, love, realtionships, shamanism, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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RUDEness
i feel like i am surrounded by rudeness! everywhere – like an epidemic and now you! even as you bark at me i see your fear. and mine goes away. rudeness is in fact quite contagious. and i am feeling … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged black labs, canine body language, compassion, dog, dog aggression, dog training, eco-chaplaincy, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, labrador retriever, lack of manners, love, nature, over threshold, poetry, protection dogs, rude behavior, scared dogs, spirituality, sumi-e
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pathways and gates
i can not go further, i can not leave this place. at first i think my path is blocked. Dear Charlotte, is this your handiwork? but on closer examination the weaver of this web is a jewel – ah Indra! … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, grief, joy, loss, mourning, Statements of Faith, The Now, Winged wisdoms
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Hinduism, Indra's Net, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, jewel spiders, meditation, mystic heart, mysticism, namaste, orb weavers, path, peace, poetry, sacred paths, sat nam, spirituality, sumi-e, yoga
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point taken
flames dash past me as the sun sets golden orange and a flash of reflected light reminds me of You. Glow.
comforts
i was feeling blue, and in need of comfort – and You came to me. i was expecting someone else – one never knows where sorrow flows, but it is always accompanied by Grace.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, black toy poodle, chocolate toy poodle, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, grace, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, loss, love, mourning, mysticism, pet loss, poetry, sorrow, spirituality, sumi-e, therapy dogs
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homes
i open a drawer in a forgotten chest and find a nest. no one lives here anymore – but the remains of home linger – long after the occupants have moved on.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art as meditation, belonging, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, grief, home, house mice, ink drawing, loss, mice, mourning, mouse nests, moving, mysticism, poetry, poetry as meditation, spirituality, sumi-e
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