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Tag Archives: animal assisted chaplaincy
Real. Small. Toy?
I am not a toy. I am not a monkey – no. really. not of any kind, I am not your sweet monkey. and i am not trying to dominate you! you are the one that put the collar on … Continue reading
blogs and breathing
so do you want to be on a blog tonight? no. i want your sandwich. if i give you a piece of my sandwich – suddenly i will be surrounded by millions of gulls wanting pieces of my sandwich… oh, … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted spiritual direction, blogging, breathe, daily meditation practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, garbage pails, meditating on the beach, meditation on the beach, nature is my religion, seagulls, seagulls on beach
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relationships
i want to give you more and i feel guilty that i do not… but that is not what you are asking. and you have no intention of filling me with shame, nor do you understand guilt. Love does not … Continue reading
Knowing
Do you ever have that moment when you realize that someone you love really doesn’t understand you at all? “Yes, daily”, she said, as she looked up, taking a pause from licking the leftover soup from my bowl. “It’s ok, … Continue reading
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged alley cat wisdom, animal assisted chaplaincy, blessings, cat drinking soup, communication, eco-mysticism, empathy, feline philosophy, felines, healing relationships, love, poetic humor, poetry, relationships, spiritual poetry, understanding, wisdom, zen humor
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Contemplation
pondering, with wandering mind, contemplative practices with elaborate histories, while beside me the black cat purrs. i gaze in the same direction, and for a moment, this. THIS. (surrounded by teachers we refuse to be taught! expecting, as if by … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal facilitated chaplaincy, animals as teachers, black cats, contemplation, interspecies meditation, interspecies spirituality, knitting, knitting as a spiritual practice, meditation, sacred paths, spiritual teachers, the sacred ordinary, zazen
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the greatest of these
i sit in meditation and the cat sits. i ponder what makes bravery.
Valentines
Give your heart freely and gently. and receive with gentleness the hearts of others – and thus we all bless the world.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, blessings, cats, chickens as pets, dogs, guinea pigs, hen, hound mix, ink brush painting, menagerie, mice as pets, nature, poodles, rabbits, spirituality, Valentine Blessings
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Hope
there is a splotchy cat! tortoise shell? turtles don’t purr – and she has fur! the bright eyes of the child looked up – as the cat entwined herself into the unexpecting arms and for the first time, in … Continue reading
meditation buddy
sitting at my feet a poodle rests as i attempt once again to be here now, the poodle sighs and is.
the parlor panther pours himself over my lap, barely perceptible subterranean purrs rumble from the deepest plush where is bone or claw? all is warm vibrations
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted therapy, black cats, cat on lap, comfort, parlor panther, plush fur, poetry, purring, sumi-e
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