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Category Archives: The Now
horaltic?
horaltic pose? not today, the sun is in. in my gentle nature, i wait to smell my dinner – i am no chef or butcher yet you are filled with foreboding when you see me. My coat of arms is … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, art, bigotry, bird, bird watching, birds, blessings, eco-spirituality, faith, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, judgement, nature, orthinology, poetry, prejudice, spirituality, sumi-e, turkey vulture, turkey vultures
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Appetizers
Stop calling me some bone picker! I am cleaning up your mess…. we all have jobs. we are needed, look out for actions that help our world. but really, we’re just having dinner.
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Tagged animals, art, bird, birds, crow, crows, eco-spirituality, ecology, helping, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, kill, nature, poetry, road, roadkill, spirituality, sumi-e, sustainability
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Un-Assuming
They say to never assume, for it only makes an ass out of You and me. Why would this be a bad thing? For if we were made to bear, we bear all things – holy and rude. So apologize … Continue reading
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Tagged animal chaplaincy, animals as teachers, art, ass, assume, bear, blessings, Christianity, donkey, donkeys, eco-spirituality, forgiveness, gratitude, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, nature, poetry, shakespeare, spirituality, sumi-e, Taming of the Shrew
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floundering
flopping on the wet asphalt, tears streaming no where to swim. salvation comes in the form of a friend with tissues and water. all cups runneth over.
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Tagged accidents, animal chaplaincy, animals as teachers, art, blessings, childhood pets, Christianity, eco-spirituality, goldfish, grief, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, nature, peace, poetry, recovery, salvation, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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Gifts
Gifts from a yellow bird put a song in my heart.
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Tagged bird, birds, blessings, eco-spirituality, faith, gifts, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, song, spirituality, sumi-e
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Full carts
Shopping is for the birds. What does it matter if your cart is full or empty? It has wheels, and crumbs!
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Tagged art, bird, birds, consumerism, eco-spirituality, faith, gratitude, grocery cart, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, poetry, shopping carts, shopping stress, spirituality, sumi-e
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we all have tales to tell – wag, swish, flick yours!
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Tagged animals, art, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tails
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Cross the road!
You may think you have no egrets, but then one swoops across your path. Somedays it doesn’t matter why you cross the road, as long as you let your regrets take flight. Travel lightly.
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