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Tag Archives: animal assisted chaplaincy
Beauty
I sit in the car listening to experts speak on Beauty. it is essential. they say from an evolutionary point of view – reinforcement in the now for future biological benefit. I sit in the waiting area of a local … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, anoles, beauty, beauty parlor, daily meditation, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, evolution, fashion magazines, ink brush painting, little lizards, lizards, mindfulness, mysticism, nature, poetry, revolutionary, salon, shampoo, spirituality, sumi-e, the good the true and the beautiful
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admiration
we all need to be seen. and we seem to want to be seen most by those we look up to. here is the rub, i forget that others are looking up to me. and i forget to look up … Continue reading
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged admiration, animal assisted chaplaincy, authentic self, black cat, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, fan, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, looking up, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, self awareness, self confidence, spiritual support, spirituality, sumi-e
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come home!
You tear past me, unleashed and happy! i feel the wind of your path against my legs, it blows the small dog over into a complete somersault! even though your body does not touch us, we are won. and there … Continue reading
awake?
yes, now that you asked. I am awake. (as clearly are You.)
leap
the clock on the wall, fell off, time did not apparently shatter – but a small rift was made. or so it feel like it. the Christmas cactus is in bloom. it was from a cutting of a cutting of … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, blessings, broken clocks, christmas cactus, clocks, eco-chaplaincy, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, faith vs belief, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, timing, tree frogs, trust
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redemptions
trying to write tonite – a sermon for tomorrow, and rehearsing a story to tell – interrupted at every turn as only a loved one can do, “Not NOW, i say,” like my mother used to say – though probably … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, beagles, Christianity, Christmas, compassionate parenting, dog, dog poems, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, forgiveness, gratitude, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, new dogs, poetry, poodle, Puppies chewing toys, raising children, redemption, spirituality, story poems, storytelling, sumi-e, terriers
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The present
sometimes in opening the present, we find the past. today was like that. ribbons everywhere – and dreams of a Bunny. Love is always there, always here – even if it’s catalysts have gone…. even if we forget to remember…. … Continue reading
Posted in Bunny Blessings & Rabbit Roamings, The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, bunnies, collage, eco-chaplaincy, grief, house rabbits, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, mourning, nature, pet loss, pet rabbits, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, watercolor painting, watercolour
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