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poop

the caterpillar looked like bird poop. i watched as it voraciously ate the lemon tree leaves…. (and if i am honest, i felt a little like poop at the moment, and every bit as gluttonous) . we are all made … Continue reading

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Bowing: an invitation

Her tail was a flurry as she pounced down to pray…. oh you say? don’t i mean PLAY… perhaps it is you, who have lost your way… for in honest play who can deny the communion with the divine? To … Continue reading

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Dog Training 101

you are talking at me with words i do not understand, and i am talking to you with every tilt of my head and paddle of my paw… but neither of us know how to  listen…. the tension between us … Continue reading

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moon play

when i can not see the stars in the sky, or the sun reflected in the moon, You come into my dark night and bow… seeing in me what i can not see.. oh LOVE! You mean the Moon to … Continue reading

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Blue skies and shadows

Somedays we are so focused on our reverie, we fail to see the shadows that are right over our heads! I stand in a field of green looking up at a sky of blue – thrilled by the sight of … Continue reading

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pointing

an ancient Buddhist teaching tells me  the finger pointing to the moon is not the moon. neither is your beak the sun, yet You point me to it, and the radiance of this day. a finger, a beak or a … Continue reading

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Spring, Leap, Soar

walking by the river i see a crescent cresting pale rainbows glisten off the fin, as joy bursts forth. Soar and leap, spring into the moment, Rise up! Paradise is here.

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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

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