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Author Archives: eteal
open hearted
a small mouse rescued from the floor showed me freedom was more than an open door it was the flame of an open heart.
Posted in Blessings
Tagged art, chalice, chalice flame, field mice, house mouse, ink brush painting, meditation, mice, mouse, open hearted, rice paper, rodent, standing on the side of love, sumi-e
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boxes
somedays we fill our box, sometimes we just need to find a box just our size, if just for a little while.
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, authenticity, boundaries, cats, cats in boxes, eco-chaplaincy, eco-mysticism, ink brush meditiation, interspirituality, naps, self awareness, sumi-e
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gifts
i am tired of hearing that something, anything it is either a gift or a lesson – why can’t it be a communication! today was filled with gifts and lessons – but most of all communications! Some bunny loves me … Continue reading
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, Blessings, Bunny Love
Tagged animal communications, bunnies, communication, gifts, house rabbits, lessons, life lessons, rabbits, rabbits as pets, sumi-e
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car accidents, survival and loss
a cardinal landed on a sculpture in my garden, made from an old engine block. made by an old friend who credited it with saving her life – so she melted it and poured it into a clay mold she … Continue reading
Posted in Cardinal Rules, Winged wisdoms
Tagged best friends, car accidents, car crash, car crashes, cardinal, grief, hope, loss, mourning, salvation, sculpture, sculpture from engine blocks, spring break
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Real. Small. Toy?
I am not a toy. I am not a monkey – no. really. not of any kind, I am not your sweet monkey. and i am not trying to dominate you! you are the one that put the collar on … Continue reading
blogs and breathing
so do you want to be on a blog tonight? no. i want your sandwich. if i give you a piece of my sandwich – suddenly i will be surrounded by millions of gulls wanting pieces of my sandwich… oh, … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted spiritual direction, blogging, breathe, daily meditation practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, garbage pails, meditating on the beach, meditation on the beach, nature is my religion, seagulls, seagulls on beach
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adapt/adopt
we are adaptable creatures, designed to adopt each other. consciously conceived or adopted – all of us want homes. we are family.
Butterflies
there are butterflies in my heart, and my stomach. but none yet in the unbloomed flowers of the garden. patience, Spring will come and buds and hearts will open.
Posted in The Now
Tagged amo, butterflies, hope, ink brush painting, love, papillion, paps, patience, poetry, rescue dogs, responsible breeders, spirituality, stamp art, sumi-e
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Squirrel hunting
“squirrel hunting for dinner” Sometimes you say something – and people hear something else. the old carny trick holds more truth than many a sacred text. “Come see the Man Eating Chicken” – the horror, the savagery! yet, all of … Continue reading
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