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Monthly Archives: June 2016
sacred listening
today i listened. i listened to the story of a man who shot a dog who had jumped a fence into his yard to attack his dog. today i listened. i listened to a story of a man who shot … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted activities, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted therpay, dog shot, forgiveness, grief, gun shots, gun violence, holding space, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mediation, meditation, peace, pet therapy, poetry, poodle, sacred listening, spirituality, sumi-e
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wet
but never forget, even when all wet. you are loved.
reaching
Posted in The Now
Tagged dream catchers, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, ink brush painting, interspirituality, love, mysticism, nature, orb weavers, poetry, spiders, spiderwebs, spirituality, stretching, sumi-e, trees, webs
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SHOUT
whether in prayer or in protest, speak out, speak up.
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged animals, birds, caws, crows, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, love, nature, old crow, poetry, prayer, sacred activism, shamanism, social action, spirituality, sumi-e, truth
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to infinity
the flamingos stood in the shade carving the truth with their necks – upright, upside-down… and then those moments when we stand in infinity…. if ever so briefly before… “why are they called pink when they are orange?” we are … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, eternity, florida, infinity, ink brush painting, interspirituality, nature, pink flamingos, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, water birds, wisdom
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curiosity
the no-longer-a-kitten sat in the sun palm outstretched, frozen, fascinated by the dance of two butterflies…. as was i. The fluttering lovers noticed us not. Love can be like that, creating bubbles of safety, while we dance unaware. What would … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged adolescent cat, animals, art, brush painting, cat, cat play, collage, dance, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, lovers, mating butterflies, meditation, observing, poetry, safety, spirituality, tabby cat
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airport musings
To be of service is sacred work. To be useful is to be Holy. but it is unholy and of no service to press those who do not want to do a career into service. that has another name. . … Continue reading
Posted in God's dog
Tagged abuse, brush painting, dog training, dogs in airports, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, holy, holy work, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, parenting, poetry, raising children, sacred work, scared service dog, service as practice, service dog in airport, slavery, spirituality, sumi-e, traveling with dogs, working dogs
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Sheltie a la carte
It was a day of spilled tears and spilled ink, But thru it all the little sheltie dog shined, Soothing the rough edges of life. Some days, ya’ just gotta roll with it.
Posted in The Now
Tagged aat, child life, pet therapy, sheltie, shetland sheepdog, spirituality, therapy dog on cart, Visiting pets
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Squeaky tales
There is no monster under the bed, No lumps in the mattresses, Nothing that a little sacred inquiry can not reveal. A cat named Squeak teaches me that The opposite of fear just might be curiosity! Hmmmm, I wonder…
Posted in The Now
Tagged cats under covers, ink, meditation, painting, sacred inquiry, spiritual direction, spiritual growth
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