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Category Archives: animal facilitated chaplaincy
empty/full
She sat alone in the empty room, her suitcase full. . all perspective lost … was she moving in or leaving? … Would she like to pet a dog? Yes! Finally, she thought, a question i can answer.
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, animal facilitated chaplaincy, God's dog, The Now
Tagged AAA, AAC, AAI, aat, alzheimers, animal assisted therapies, animal assisted therapy, dementia, dogs, illustration, ink drawing, long term care, nursing home, observations, pet therapy, poem, poetry, truth
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EASY
all the holy ones talk about a life of simplicity. and thus we monks train daily for it. simplicity – that much discussed and misunderstood holy poverty… which is in turn the state of non-attachment …… . in training the … Continue reading
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, animal facilitated chaplaincy
Tagged dog training, easy cheese, eco-chaplaincy, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush illustration, interspecies spirituality, love, monks, mystic dog training, nature, poetry, pompous poetry, positive dog training, positive reinforcement, spirituality, sumi-e
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Hello!
i enter home again and am greeted with a spinning wagging happiness! such JOY! is it me? or simply She knows the ways of radical hospitality that heal a weary soul.
Posted in animal facilitated chaplaincy
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, dog, dogs, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, greeting, happiness, healing, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, radical hospitality, spirituality, sumi-e, tail wagging, toy dog, welcome
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Desire
my first dog was a small black bundle of poodle. i was 9 years old and He was splendid! I named him Captain Timothy Carver, and called him Tim. we jumped rope together, and chased waves on the beach… and … Continue reading
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, animal facilitated chaplaincy
Tagged adopted poodle, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal facilitated chaplaincy, curiosity, desire, dog, Elizabeth Teal., grief recovery, healing, hope, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, jumping rope, love, mysticism, poodle puppy, remeberance, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, theology, wisdom, zen
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SHINE
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, animal facilitated chaplaincy, Blessings
Tagged AAA, AAC, AAE, aat, faith, Golden, golden mix, hope, joy, love, pet therapy, power of positive thinking, Spaniel, spaniel cross, spirituality, therapy dog, visiting dogs
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NAKED DOG!
She could not keep a collar on, She would not keep a collar on! Out she slid, with a quick duck of her head, freedom! unleashed! She danced around, just out of reach. HAPPY and JOYOUS! the angry shouts, the … Continue reading
Manners matter
they told me the woman in the purple shirt was terrified of dogs, and she was. righteously so — she had broken her tibia, fibula and femur not from any attack.. but from an out of control canine bounding toward … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, art, broken leg, dog, dog training, drawing, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., fear, happy friendly dog, illustration, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, manners, pain, pet therapy, phobia, physical rehabilitation, physical therapy, poetry, political correctness, poodle, rehab, scared of dogs, spirituality, sumi-e, therapy dogs, Visiting pets
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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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