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Monthly Archives: March 2017
square meals
my Aunt Dot used to always have square dogs, in fact, my uncle used to say Aunt Dot made square dogs…. i miss her. met a square dog today, thought of her. sometimes love looks like a four square meals … Continue reading
Posted in God's dog
Tagged all American dog, animal assisted chaplaincy, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, family, fat, fat dogs, food, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, no judgement, pit bull mix, poetry, spirituality, square meals, sumi-e
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overwhelmed
overwhelmed and lost i turn to the crow beside to road, looking for wisdom, i hear to hoots of the owl — but all i understand are echoes of my own insecurities – and the fact that this real owl … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged American crow, birds, crow, Earth centered spirituality, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, gratitude, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, lost, love, love poem, meditation, mysticism, nature, nature as a guide, owl, poetry, road, shamanism, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, traveling
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clean
the spa treatment is subjective. a plunge pool full of fragrant bubbles, copious snacks and a view of a beautiful blue sky over the tops of white roses in full bloom. manicure included. things i long for, but not necessarily … Continue reading
bounce
in the grey matter of a grey day in the corner of my eye, suddenly someone wants to play… and corners of Joy awaken.
Posted in God's dog
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, dog, dog training, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, mystic dog training, mysticism, nature, play bow, poetry, puppies, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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wanderer
you may be homeless or you may be home, more or less… but either way, You passed me by – and i saw your Grace. . we are all travelers, as the sage says, walking each other Home.
Posted in The Now
Tagged cat illustration, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, feral cat, grace, homeless, ink brush painting, lost, love, McDonald's, mysticism, nature, painting on napkin, poem, poetry, ram dass, spirituality, sumi-e, the way, traveling, wisdom
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itsy big grrl
she wore a heart on her harness i wear mine on my sleeve, and we spoke heart to heart without saying a word.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, brush painting, chihuahua, dog, dog tags, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, harness, heart to heart, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, sweet, sweetness, tiny dog, toy dog, white chuhuahua
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image
in the sky or in the earth you are worthy You have worth no matter what or where your birth.
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged all are worthy, cat, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, enzo, Father Sky, goddess, good woman, graven images, hobo signs, imagining God, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, meditation, Mother Nature, mysticism, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, worship
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