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Category Archives: The Now
Wish you were here
Perhaps all we are Arefootprints in the sand, And even those will be washed away by the waves, Yea, Even our tears will disappear. All that matters is that You were here. In this moment of soft sand, sweet surf … Continue reading
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Tagged art, great lakes, grief, lake michigan, loss, love, memorial services, mysticism, paw prints, recovery, surf, watercolor
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Flight
Three swift birds Soared into our sight So very fast, Or was it just that we were moving so slow. And yet, in their flight they were more at peace, than we were in our stillness .
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lessons of peace
this odd little deer of a dear dog, no bigger than bed pillow, calmly watched me with gentle insistent curiosity. teaching me, yet again, the antidote to fear is inquiry. the surrender to the moment provides the next place to … Continue reading
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Tagged calm, dog, dog training, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, fearful dogs, ink brush painting, inquiry, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, poodle mix, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, terrier mix, thresholds, zen
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zazen lessons from a cat
sit up straight in a relaxed state gently focus on the ground before you let your body be breathed . gently purr.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, cat on docks, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, feral cat, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, lessons, love, meditation, nature, poetry, sitting meditation, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby cat, tao, zazen, zen
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Really Fat Dog
there She was the fattest dog i have every seen. people in the waiting room looked askance, as the toenails tapped out illegible Morris code as She waddled in. our eyes met, as the person on the other end of … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, canines, divine, dogs, fat, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, obesity, pitbull terriers, pitbuls, pitties, poetry, self acceptance, spirituality, sumi-e, unconditional love, veterinarian offices, we are golden
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back talk
working in the studio, lost in my own thoughts, suddenly, a thousand tiny pins awaken me – a loud merowl reverberates down my spine. this is no snake of enlightenment! – perhaps a feral feline of faith? trustingly, She purrs … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, cat on my back, cats, cats climbing, enlightenment, ink brush painting, inner child, interspecies spirituality, kitten climbs her back, kittens, love, meditation, monastic life, monk in the world, poetry, self esteem, self love, spirituality, sumi-e
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looking forward and back
like a small mountain goat She climbs the broken cement blocks, reminding me of another who foraged for hearts on the rubble of the world. . Oh Great Teacher, as much as i long for recess, i long for Grace … Continue reading
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Tagged 9-11, 9-11 K-9, aacr, AATR, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted crisis response, annie, Cavalier King Charles, dog, dog training, eco-chaplaincy, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, greif, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, loose, love, meditation, mysticism, papillion mix, Papillions, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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