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Category Archives: Winged wisdoms
sight and sound
an owl woke me up. i dashed outside to see her – but all i heard was a woodpecker having breakfast and i couldn’t see either of them, for the trees have burst forth blessings. oh breathe of life!
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged animals, art, bird, birds, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, love, mystic shamanism, nature, owl, poetry, spirituality, Spring, sumi-e, trees, universal shamanism, woodpecker
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sprinklers and rain
in the gas station, in the eaves, a sparrow sang on the sprinkler system, escaping the rain outside. the song was so pretty, it lit a small fire in my heart,
watch where you are going!
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged art, bird, birds, crows, eco-chaplaincy, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, looking up, love, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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swoop
driving. full of anticipations and distractions. SWOOP Peace eagle saves the day – I am focused and alert!
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged art, bird, birds, driving, eco-chaplaincy, eco-spirituality, faith, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, nature, peace eagle, poetry, road trips, SBNR, shamanism, spirituality, traveling, turkey vulture, zen
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dinner conversation
I take my picnic to the forest. i hear a familiar tap tap tap. “Hello!,” i say. Suddenly the syncopated rhythm stops. “It’s always so awkward when strangers talk to you from a different table in the restaurant.” but how … Continue reading
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged art, bird, birds, blessings, conversations, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, forests, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, meeting new friends, nature, poetry, restaurants, spirituality, sumi-e, woodlands, woodpeckers
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Cardinal callings
i have been called – called out and called to – and it is time to take flight
Posted in Cardinal Rules, Winged wisdoms
Tagged art, bird, bird watching, birds, calling, cardinals, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, female cardinals, flight, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, women's ordination
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eggs and baskets
all day i painted enzo circles of emptiness filled with possibilities and potentials. but none were as real as the ones that surrounds us. High in a tree, on a low bough the emptiness awaits fullness. What do you feather … Continue reading
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged art, bird, birds, birds nest, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, emptiness practice, enzo, feather your nest, ink brush meditation, inner-spirituality, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, love, mindfulness practice, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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tears
to tear a tissue for a tear to sooth a fear is a small grace. it brings light to a dark place, just as the small bird in your heart longs to be free – so does your kindness free … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, art, birds, compassion, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, friendship, hearts, interspecies spirituality, kindless, love, loving kindness, nature, poetry, reiki, spirituality, tears
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Evening flights
tiny birds in flight dot the sky- it’s almost night… don’t be silly, I’m a Bat! well, what do you know about that! be not afraid of another’s flight – we all have wings to do what’s right. we are … Continue reading
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Tagged bats, bats in flight, beloved community, diversity, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, flight, humor, interspecies spirituality, nature, poetry, sumi-e
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