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Category Archives: The Now
Damp, damp it all…
Did I mention the rain? Did you think I was so tame that I wouldn’t want to go out in it. BUT NOW I want to be back inside in the safe warm place of your heart. Thank you for … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, cat, cats, comfort, eco-spirituality, heart, home, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspirituality, nature, poetry, rain, safety, security, spirituality, sumi-e, wet cat, wet kitten
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Tilt
Somedays life is a little tilted. Don’t forget what is really important. I am so very grateful. I bow.
Posted in Blessings, Gratitudes, The Now, zen dog
Tagged animals, art, blessings, bow, dog, eco-spirituality, gratitude, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspirituality, love, nature, play, play bow, poetry, poodle, spirituality, sumi-e, tao
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Leibster?
A Leibster? A Lobster! vowels and accents change our meanings and understandings – come visit me under the sea where I walk a straight line – most of the time while you walk a path you question. This humble blog … Continue reading
Mindful Help
Today, I was rushing to the plum tree – as if I hadn’t enough time to catch it bloom – as if it was going to run away – and a black snake more mindful of my footfall than was … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Gratitudes, Poems, The Now
Tagged black snakes, Christianity, eco-spirituality, faith, footfall, gratitude, help, hope, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspirituality, love, mindfulness, nature, plum tree, salvation, security, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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Tree cleaning
The tree of life is messy. Luckily, there are masked super heroes to clean up. (Thank everyone! you never know whose a hero, maybe it’s You!)
Posted in Blessings, The Now
Tagged art, cleaning, eco-spirituality, gratitude, hero, heros, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, nature, poetry, racoon, spirituality, sumi-e, super heroes, tree of life, wisdom
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trees & frogs
The tree of life is a flutter yet again today. Cedar waxwings eat golden orbs, Red bellied Woodpeckers with red heads and white bellies jump into the fray and chase all but one cedar waxwing away. Hiding in the green … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Poems, The Now
Tagged art, cedar waxwing, eco-spirituality, frog, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspirituality, loquat tree, nature, poetry, red bellied woodpecker, salvation, spirituality, sumi-e, tree frogs, tree of life, woodpeckers
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low hanging fruit
We picked all we could reach – low hanging fruit nourishes those who can pick it – juice running down chins and sticky fingers holding over flowing baskets our job is done, we spy more golden orbs framed by the … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, The Now
Tagged angels, bandits, blessings, cedar waxwing, faith, fruit, golden orbs, grace, harvest, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspirituality, loquat tree, low hanging fruit, nature, spirituality, thanks
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Cloud cover
The creatures in the sea are not hiding, just hidden from me. There are days when I am grateful for cloud cover, for the sky and my eye can cry together. I am grateful that even tho I am blind … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, clouds, grief, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspirituality, nature, ocean, poetry, sea, sea creatures, spirituality, sumi-e
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Rouge
two cardinals of brilliant red in a bottle brush tree of crimson fringe sing me awake How can you sleep with such a riot of Love!
Posted in Poems, The Now
Tagged art, birds, blessings, bottlebrush tree, cardinals, eco-spirituality, enlightenment, grace, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspirituality, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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