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Tag Archives: AAA
Pet therapy
pet therapy is All about the Clients, At least it is supposed to be, It is All to often about the Ego of the handler, But it also needs to be about the the joy of the dog. And today … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged AAA, AAI, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted interventions, art, blessings, dog, faith, joy, love, meditation, nature, pet therapy, poetry, READ programs, spirituality, standard poodle, sumi-e
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empty/full
She sat alone in the empty room, her suitcase full. . all perspective lost … was she moving in or leaving? … Would she like to pet a dog? Yes! Finally, she thought, a question i can answer.
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, animal facilitated chaplaincy, God's dog, The Now
Tagged AAA, AAC, AAI, aat, alzheimers, animal assisted therapies, animal assisted therapy, dementia, dogs, illustration, ink drawing, long term care, nursing home, observations, pet therapy, poem, poetry, truth
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steps
so i am visiting with my dog Tomi today, and the physical therapist brings in a walker and says to the person in the wheelchair, “so do you want to try to walk?” and the person in the wheelchair says, … Continue reading
Posted in Animal assisted therapy
Tagged AAA, aat, animal assisted therapies, hope, humor, learning to walk again, perseverance, pet therapy, physical therapy, rehab, therapy dog, training
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SHINE
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, animal facilitated chaplaincy, Blessings
Tagged AAA, AAC, AAE, aat, faith, Golden, golden mix, hope, joy, love, pet therapy, power of positive thinking, Spaniel, spaniel cross, spirituality, therapy dog, visiting dogs
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the invitation
don’t wait for the invitation, instigate one of your own! SEEK… encourage, entice, entreat, persuade, propose, provoke, . bow to JOY.
Posted in The Now
Tagged AAA, aacr, aat, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted therapies, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, invitation, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, play bow, seek and you shall find, spirituality, sumi-e, synomyns, toy dog
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i see You!!
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, animal facilitated chaplaincy
Tagged AAA, aacr, aat, animal assisted chaplaincy, blessings, dog, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, face to face, heart to heart, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, pet therapy, spirituality, standard poodles, sumi-e
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Beauty
at the beauty shop today, in a place where most residents walk on wheels – a poodle was invited in. “We have the same hairdo!” We are all so much more alike than we are different. Let us see each … Continue reading
Pause
life goes on at such a clip, put your best foot forward! but remember to take a moment, and really pause. sit in the love that surrounds you. then take the next step.
Posted in Dao Dogs, God's dog
Tagged AAA, AAC, aacr, AAE, aat, animal assisted chaplaincy, art, dog training, grooming dogs for therapy work, grooming poodles, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, miniature poodles, pet therapy, poetry, poodle grooming, poodles, standard poodles, sumi-e, therapy dogs, toy poodles, Visiting pets, wisdom, wisdom of dogs
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Hope
what is hope? we think it is a promise of some future expectation – but i do not think that is hope. some say it is a thing with wings – but i am not so sure of that either… … Continue reading
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Tagged AAA, aat, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted crisis response, animal assisted therap, animal assisted therapy, art, Cavalier King Charles, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, gratitude, hope, ink brush painting, light, sumi-e
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