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Tag Archives: animal assisted chaplaincy
a visit
Her leg had just been amputated, just below the knee. the TV was on too loud. and Her room mate was a sourpuss who did NOT want a visit from a dog… but please stay anyway, She said. so we … Continue reading
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Tagged amputation, animal assisted chaplaincy, cancer, chapliancy, diabetes, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, healing, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, pet therapy, poem, poetry, smiles, spirituality, sumi-e, therapy dog
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what bad hair day?
some of us have hair, some have fur, some scales, or feathers…… and that is neither good nor bad….. on any day.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, fur, hair, hair vs fur, ink brush painting, judgement, nature, no judgement, poetry, poodle mix, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, terrier mix, unity, universalism, wisdom, zen
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Above me
venturing out this morning, the world covered with dew, i saw the web of life above me – glistening in the sun.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, nature, poetry, spider webs, spiders, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, The Seventh Principle, web of life
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kitten ponders rain
it always seem quite profound that the rain is falling all around. it is at the front door and the back… the blue above is now quite black! not a single window pane is dry…. how does all this fall … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, Buddhism, cats, children, Christianity, faith, hope, humor, interfaith, Islam, Judaism, kitten, rain, sacred, sadness, silly, sky, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby, tao, Thunderstorms, wisdom of grief, zen
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Playmate?
out of the corner of my eye i see Her bow, but cannot see to who She is bowing too – . is it to You?
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, dog, dog play, dogs, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, Ministry of Animals, mysticism, play bow, poem, poetry, sacred play, spirituality, sumi-e
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Auras
outside the cat was still the panther. still. lying in the grass. Wild. (like You)
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, authentic self, black cats, brush painting, domestic cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., grass, house cats, housecats, ink, ink brush painting, jaguars, love, meditation, Ministry of Animals, mysticism, panthers, poetry, rice paper, shamanism, short poem, spiritual self, spirituality, still, stilness, sumi-e, tao, true self, wild, zen
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Blue
captivated by a guinea pig named Blue. i remembered a thing or two…. sometimes the best thing, sometimes the only thing, is to be with You. . even if You are very small, and blue.
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Tagged adopt, amo, animal assisted chaplaincy, blue, cavy, depression, greiving, grief, guinea pig, healing, i love you, ink brush meditations, ink brush painting, love, mysticism, pet rodents, piggies, pocket pets, poetry, rodents as pets, spirituality, support, water color
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Nike
named not after the goddess, but the shoe, by a boy who liked to run. Nike, the beagle, ran. as did the boy, now man… both became lost, yet, perhaps the goddess was looking out for them anyway – too … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, beagles, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, goddess, grief, home, hounds, interspecies spirituality, loss, love, Ministry of Animals, Mt olympus, nature, nike, pet loss, poetry, running, shoe, spirituality, sumi-e, Victoria
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