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Tag Archives: animal assisted chaplaincy
twittering
there was a little bird, blue and grey, greeting me at the dawn of the day. here was a little bird, gray and pale blue, twittering away reminding me of You.
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, bird on branch, bird song, blue breast, dawn, day break, eco-chaplaincy, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, gray wings, lauds, little bird, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, sumi-e, tweet, twitter
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Big Fuzzy Blackness
i awoke up in a dark mood, and went outside. there curled up at my feet was a big fuzzy blackness – busy eating purple flowers that the wind had blown into the ground – a feast of royal colour … Continue reading
comfort
i am under the weather, but it is only a simple storm, still, even in the simplest of storms, the thunder and lightening can be frightening. i’s always nice to hear, it’s gonna be ok. and it will. honest.
Posted in therapy dog
Tagged aat, animal assisted chaplaincy, being sick, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, healing, health, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, pet therapy, poetry, poodle, spirituality, standard poodle, sumi-e
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Early harvest
the crop of kittens and cats of poodles and paps is almost ready to harvest… . as we lie in the unmown grass, i think about the grains of early harvest times, of the sowing of seeds and hopes and … Continue reading
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, animal facilitated chaplaincy, God's dog, Gratitudes, Poems
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, blessings, cats, dogs, Earth centered spirituality, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, First Harvest, grace, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, Lammas, lawn mowing, Lughnasadh, Lughnessadh, Paganism, papillion, poetry, poodles, spirituality, sumi-e, tall grass
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Reptilian?
yet again today several articles came into my view, and then a conversation or two – telling me to by-pass, beat, and rise above my reptilian brain for the sake of my spiritual development, and my personal self actualization. . … Continue reading
greetings
Her tail is a plume of happiness it dusts the air clear free of ennui. How do you wag your tale?
waiting to fly
a little Frenchie puppy looks at me longingly from the arms of her new family while we humans watch the screen that repeatedly delays our flight, and sends anxiety soaring – and then cancels our flight launching anxiety into full … Continue reading
Posted in God's dog
Tagged airplane travel, animal assisted chaplaincy, cancelled flights, flight delays, French Bulldog Puppy, Frenchie, home, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, patience, poetry, puppy, ram dass, sacred asking, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, traveling with dogs, zen
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Rhythm of Prayer
in the morning a call of prayer came. the crows cawed, while the osprey sang in the choir – Ask and it shall be given – what shall we ask for? Peace. and suddenly the woodpecker laughed and began to … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, be the change, birds, call to prayer, crows, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, laughter, love, matthew 7:7-8, meditation, mysticism, nature, old tree, osprey, peace, pecking, poetry, prayer calls, sacred activism, spirituality, sumi-e, woodpeckers
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