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Category Archives: The Now
cats & trees
ocelots are arboreal, but we are cutting down their trees, and stories about of domestic cats climbing to safety in pines and oaks, only to be rescued by fire departments in small towns everywhere. thank heavens not all cats who … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged adopted cats, art, Belize, cat, cat rescue, cat trees, cats, domestic cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ecology, endangered wild cats, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, ocelots, poetry, sumi-e
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JUMP!
into my path a flash of green jumps high, from someplace unseen. tangible messengers should never be underestimated. Let Joy surprise you. LISTEN. JUMP!
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal guides, animal messengers, art, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, frogs, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, joy, love, nature, poetry, shamanism, spirituality, sumi-e, tree frogs
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Bird’s eye view
Out the window I gaze at the tree tops, Five stories up, I am as high as they! Perched on a pillow I see I am not alone… What do i see? I see You. What do You see looking … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, blue jays, high rise buildings, meditation, sumi-e, zazen
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Fear of Eagles
It’s okay to be scared of what’s above, But not everything above is scary. May love rain down on you, today, And every day.
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Tagged dog training, love, predator fear, pugs, raptor fear, relationship, spirituality
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Deer one,
Dear one, You are too tall to hide in the grass, Your spots are almost gone.
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Tagged being ready, deer, eco-ministry, fawn, interspecies, love, nature, preparedness, shamanism
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Moons and wheels
We gather together, A wheel appears with spokes – Turning and yet still. A spiral swirls, Up and down in sync with each collective breathe. In the ascension, we rise. But enough of wheels and spirals, The golden sunflower in … Continue reading
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Tagged fireflies, full moon, houseflies, sacred ceremonies, spiritual attunments, sunflowers
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Rats!
Hooded but not dumb, I speak to you of love and fear, I scamper and climb. Why do they call me a lab rat, Do they not know all life is an experiment from which we grow.. Pay attention Watch … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, hooded rats, interspecies spirituality, lab rats, love, mystism, pet rats, rodents as pets, shamanism
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Traveling northwards
On an overnight bus through eight states the same moon over all of them and a common howl echoes through the night.
jumping
the day just wouldn’t seem to start. neither would the car – but with the kindness of strangers – and some wisdom from a crow – we all jumped and away the day flew.
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Tagged art, bird, birds, blessings, crow, crows, dead batteries, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, jumping your car, kindness of strangers, love, nature, poetry, shamanism, slow start, spirituality, sumi-e
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