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Tag Archives: aat
smudgemuffin
Never underestimate the power of frolic. Laughter is the best medicine when it is filled with Love.
Posted in The Now
Tagged aacr, aat, animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, brush painting, dog, dogs, joy, kids with serious illness, pet therapy, poetry, sumi-e, therapy dogs, yorkie, Yorkshire terrier
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remembered light
oh sweet, dish faced poodle. i could eat a meal of love in your remembered light. Thank you for jumping rope with a young girl in the dark of night. wanted to let you know, everything turned out all right. but You … Continue reading
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
Posted in The Now
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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Soaring & snoring
Soaring down the highways, Winged messengers loop above, As dogs in crates gently snore. The journey continues.
Posted in The Now
Tagged aat, eco-chaplaincy, falcons, hawks, interspecies spirituality, journeys, shamanic journey, traveling with dogs
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patchwork
somedays when it all falls to pieces, there comes the calico cat, to put the peace back.
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged AAA, aat, animal assisted therapy, calico, calico cat, calico cats, crafts, eco-ministry, falling apart, grief, healing, love, mourning, peace, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, the patchwork cat, therapy cat
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Love looks on…
we come into your hearts. we grow up, until we are so full… we must shed our skins…. we grow on, until there is only one heart beating… the other heart must travel onward becoming the messenger of Love, leaving … Continue reading
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, Dao Dogs, God's dog, grief, loss, mourning, pet loss, therapy dog, zen dog
Tagged AAA, AAE, aat, bereavement, Black Lab, dog, dogs, dogs in the classroom, dogs visiting in nursing homes, faith, gratitude, grief, interspecies spirituality, labrador retriever, love, pet loss, poetry, therapy dog, wisdom of grief
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visits
love sees past wheels and clothes and size.
Posted in The Now
Tagged aat, art, chihuahua, dog, dogs, ink brush painting, interspirituality, love, papillion, papillion mix, pet therapy, spirituality
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Touch
touch paw to hand. touch hand to heart. it never ends once you start… and gooey rhyme-y poetry doesn’t begin to touch the truth of it!
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