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Tag Archives: animal assisted chaplaincy
Running
scruffy little puppy dog runs across the road. a woman chasing after… My heart leaps. . puppy runs into the grass, leaping. i watch. and wonder…. was he running away from the woman or toward the open field? How often … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, chasing, dog, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, fields, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, little black dog, love, meadows, mysticism, nature, open grass, poetry, puppy, puppy training, spirituality, sumi-e, terrier mix
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Lapine
Some days all languages seem fictional. . Love doesn’t need words.
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, Bunny Blessings & Rabbit Roamings
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, bunnies, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, lapine, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, rabbits, rex rabits, spirituality, sumi-e, Watership Down
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petals
the cherry blossoms have fallen leaving naked sepal and calyx, tiny stars in the daylight; pale pink petals flutter to the ground. yet life is still blooming! pale pink feathers fluff in the corners of the tree, as the cardinals renew … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, birds, calyx, cardinals, cherry blossoms, cycle of life, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, fledglings, grief recovery, grieving, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, juvenile cardinals, mated pair, mourning, nature, poetry, sepal, sumi-e, vows
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Meetings
a squirrel ran down a tree and met the cat who was waiting there. i was not close enough to hear their conversation, but i watched them in wonder, and listened anyway.
A sea of grass
Porpoising? Pouncing? what is the purpose? . Perhaps we all need a little leap of faith every now and then.
An Old Salt
i saw an old friend today. He was thinner than i remembered him, but his eyes still glittered with the gold of a true pirate’s treasure, and his song was the purr of the sea. . i saw an old … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged aging, animal assisted chaplaincy, boat cats, cats and boats, cats on boats, eco-spirituality, faith, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, old cats, poetry, possibilities, salt life, sea life, skipper, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby cats, tiger cats
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Springing
in between the raindrops coming down, kittens are springing up! my meadow is infested with Joy!
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, blessings, cat, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, joy, kittens, love, meadows, spirituality, Spring, spring rains, sumi-e, sweet things
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soft gray cloud
there is a mist over the land, and the sky is quietly covered with soft gray clouds. i look into the trap, and there inside is also a soft gray cloud. She is small and quiet and young and very … Continue reading
Plain Brown Bird
a new friend arrived today, with a song. Soft golden brown, tabby striped and spotted (like all that seem to visit these days – but this one had wings) and the voice of an angel – well more like a … Continue reading
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