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Category Archives: Winged wisdoms
Conclave
the conclave gathered, no cardinals were in attendance – (no bishops either ) only birds of a feather on a lawn together….. attending to the business at hand. . the other name for the turkey vulture is a peace eagle. … Continue reading
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged bird watching, birding, bishop, cardinals, eagles, eco-mysticism, interspecies spirituality, love, mysticism, nature, pace, pax, peace, poetry, sacred community, spirituality, sumi-e, turkey vultures
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seats
a bird with the song of a cat sat outside the window in a tree. Singing loudly to thee and me. . where ever you sit, sing. for some comfort that can bring – in times of sadness and times … Continue reading
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Tagged birdsong, cat's meow, catbirds, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, gratitude, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, modern proverbs, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, the catbirds seat, Thurber, wisdom
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watch, look, see
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged art, bird, birds, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, egret, ink brush painting, interspirituality, love, mindfulness, nature, path, poetry, raising up, sacred path, small crane, spirituality, sumi-e
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pathways and gates
i can not go further, i can not leave this place. at first i think my path is blocked. Dear Charlotte, is this your handiwork? but on closer examination the weaver of this web is a jewel – ah Indra! … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, grief, joy, loss, mourning, Statements of Faith, The Now, Winged wisdoms
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Hinduism, Indra's Net, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, jewel spiders, meditation, mystic heart, mysticism, namaste, orb weavers, path, peace, poetry, sacred paths, sat nam, spirituality, sumi-e, yoga
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fences
my neighbor put a new fence last year, and at first i was a bit upset, for it blocked my view of the forest. but this morning, it was the seat of the choir! some sing low and some sing … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, birds, choir, choir practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, fences, growth, ink brush painting, interspirituality, love, nature, neighbors, poetry, self-help, songbirds, spirituality, sumi-e, waking up, water color
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drive by
driving away and driving to – my heart is heavy with thoughts of You, if angels can fly because they take themselves lightly – then the phrase: I’m no angel takes on new meanings…. HEY, Wake UP, it’s Me! – … Continue reading
Posted in grief, Winged wisdoms
Tagged "we're all angels", angels, angles, art, birds, crane, driving, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, encounters with birds, faith, human, ink brush painting, interspirituality, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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landings
i sit and watch a bird sitting in a bush, in as much as a bird can sit. i will watch with you, but i do not sit – i perch, or stand or fly. but all of us watch, … Continue reading
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged continuous practice, daily practice, do birds sit?, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, love, meditation, mindfulness practice, mysticism, nature, poetry, sitting, sparrow, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zazen, zen
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beginning flight
the crane took off – awkwardly at first, neck still curled in the scroll of standing, wings beating hard against the invisible gravity of the earth she gained air – and then soared. reminding me, awkward is eventually graceful, wings … Continue reading
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Tagged awkward, crane, crane in flight, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, florida birds, grace, hope, ink brush painting, learning curve, mysticism, nature, one foot after the other, poetry, potential, practical faith, spirituality, sumi-e, wisdom
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flight
Posted in grief, joy, loss, The Now, Winged wisdoms
Tagged art, bird watching, birds, crane, crane in flight, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, love, mysticism, nature, spirituality, wisdom
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Gutters and Flight
when someone is down and out, they used to say they were in the gutter, a low and disgusting place – like rock bottom – (as if the rock clans of granite and marble, sandstone and turquoise were somehow not … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Winged wisdoms
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, bird, birds, crow, crows, down and out, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, grief, ink brush painting, interspirituality, mourning, mysticism, nature, poetry, rock bottom, roof gutters, sad, spirituality, sumi-e, the rock people
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