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Monthly Archives: January 2017
Observation/koan
the little fat chickadee flies nowhere in a straight line, and yet she gets where She is going.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, beginners mind, chickadee, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, flight patterns, goals, here, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, koan, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, pondering, religion, She, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, theology, zen
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unto others
in the middle of my road lay a black cat. was it my black cat? my heart! oh no. it was not my black cat…. . wrapped in a black towel i took him to the vet to see if … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged 'do unto others', art, black cats, cat, cat hit by car, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, grief, interspecies spirituality, kindness, loss, mourning, mysticism, poetry, reciprocity, road kill, shock, spirituality, sumi-e
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angels and schools
the pools of color, wet with potential, lay in the sun to dry and wait for their mysteries to be uncovered…. (we never actually create alone -) when the sun was done, we searched them for where fish were … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged angel fish, aquariums, Chinese painting, creativity, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., hope, interspirituality, Lian Zhen, love, mysticism, nature, paintings, poetry, schools, spirituality, together, water color, workshops
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learning curve
i spent the afternoon studying a great blue heron… on a piece of paper, in a class on Chinese painting… a picture of a picture to be painted… struggling to find my beginner’s mind. there is nothing like learning a … Continue reading
rsvp
who knows what draws two beings together, need or want, desire or healing, who knows where that invitation comes from — all that matters is that we answer it.
Auras
we all radiate, we all glow, even the cats in the alleys know the grace of a silent purr.
Posted in The Now
Tagged black cat, Brother Wayne Teasdale, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, inner radiance, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, monastic life, mysticism, nature, poetry, purr, religion, silent, spirituality, sumi-e, theology, vows of silence
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heaven’s nose
words fail me, ink and paint and paper do too. all there is is You. and no way to share… the sun shines through the blinds like heavenly rays and the silence is the songs of angels – i am … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged angels, animal assisted chaplaincy, art, dog training, dogs noses, eco-chaplaincy, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, fun, god knows, grey paper, heaven, mystical dogs, mysticism, nosework, poetry, puns, religion, sacred, sacred ceativity, spirals, sumi-e, sumi-e ink
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the garage
the last passenger of my mother’s little red car was a feral calico who purred her way onto a lap and into a heart. The car took her last trip today…. my mother’s last ride on this earth was several … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged adventure, calico cat, car garage, cars, dead car, faith, feral cat, grief, little red cars, mother, mourning, old car, poetry, trust
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Tornado Warnings
the skies were grey, the lap was full, a big dog a little dog twin cats and a calico, and somewhere slinked at our feet, a splash of living black velvet…. there is safety in numbers…. the warning sounds … Continue reading
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