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Category Archives: Blessings
thorns & storms
sometimes the best place to hide is in the briar patch.
road signs
driving down the road, i turn and there in front of me are chickens, not crossing, wandering? i wait patiently until they choose a direction. continuing on my way, doves appear.
contagion
you are sooooooo filled with Joy! no You are!
Anole You
enough about the reptilian brain! i am busy eating mosquitoes – and what are you doing that is so productive? you just sit there being mosquito food! oh. i suppose i owe you an apology, thank you for feeding my … Continue reading
Emerging
on the fence a twig had grown thru a crack on the twig a chrysalis hung empty. There, still wet, newly emerged, gooey and bright, You dryed your wings in the morning sunlight. off to a bloom of grass – … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Winged wisdoms
Tagged art, born again, born anew, butterfly emerging from chrysalis, changes, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, nature is my religion, reborn, SBNR, Spiritual ecology, spirituality, sumi-e, transformation, transition, zebra butterfy
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looking
looking without seeing, i miss You. seeking, listening within, i find You. together in the silence, We purr.
Posted in Blessings, Tao Cats
Tagged animals, art, calico cat, cats, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, felines, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, look within, meditation, poetry, seekers, seeking, spirituality, sumi-e, zazen
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Heart Stones and Wings
the greenest dragonfly i have ever seen landed of the greenest heart shaped leaf and suddenly, i felt overwhelming loved – so what if i was emptying the trash at the time, sorting the recyclables and dumping the orts into … Continue reading
Symphony
the sun has set and the concert begins- the stage is empty, the air is full! frog and toad – crickets and hoppers – so loud i can barely think, the light spills from the french doors of the house … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings
Tagged art, black cat, blessings, cat, crickets, darkness, dog in the darness, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, frog croaking, frogs, grasshoppers, insect sounds, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, night music, nighttime, poetry, shamanism, spirituality, sumi-e, toads
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tale chasing
i am happy to chase my own tail. what would you do if you caught it? Why let is go, of course! what would you do if you caught your own tale?
Posted in Blessings, Tao Cats
Tagged animals, art, blessings, cat, cat chasing brush, cat chasing her tail, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, paintbrush, poetry, self discovery, shamanism, spirituality, storytelling, sumi-e, tail chasing, tao, wisdom, zen
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