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Tag Archives: animals
hiding
A cardinal landed in the bottle brush tree. Its bright red flowers, like exuberant daytime fireworks announced Your arrival. you may think you are well hidden because you have chosen your camouflage with care. But no One is fooled. The … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, bird watching, birds, bottle brush tree, camouflage, cardinals, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, masks, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, Spring, sumi-e
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Attraction
they say you can attract more flies with honey than vinegar. i wouldn’t know. but lemons work. especially if you forget them in a day old tea cup. what i forget to do, or neglect to do, gains a momentum … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, art, fruit flies, honey, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, ink drawing, law of attractions, laws of nature, lemons, living together, mindful meditation, mindfulness, mugs, nature, neglect, new age, poetry, roommates, spirituality, sumi-e, unitended consequenses
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Stray Thoughts
i find myself sitting alone, longing for You. Suddenly, without warning – my lap is no longer empty. together we sit, looking in the same direction…. who can say what each of us longs for? touch of some kind, or … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, blessings, community, eco-chaplaincy, feral cat, God, I AM, ink brush painting, interspirituality, loneliness, love, meditations, mysticism, poetry, ponderings, SNR, spiritual poetry, sumi-e
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moments of grace
the world is round. all things are possible. just because a serpent was translated into a snake, does not make snakes evil. Be Kind. even when you are scared. Love. even in the face of hate.
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Tagged animals, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, enzo, fear, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, kindness, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, serpent in the garden, snakes, spirituality, sumi-e, terrorism
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WHooooo
Even as the sun sets, the moon rises. the owl hoots and the horse looks over her shoulder… time seems to stand still even as we stand in the midst of transition.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, change, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, farm life, fill moon, hoots, horses, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mares, mysticism, nature, owls, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, time, transition
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gifts
i know You love me, and you bring me many gifts… but somedays, if i act a bit ungrateful, please excuse my rudeness, it’s cultural.
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Tagged animals, cats bringing prey, cats killing small lizards, cross cultural manners, dead anoles, gifts, giving thanks, graditudes, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, lizards, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, practice gratitude, predators, predatory cats, spirituality, sumi-e
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a tale of a tip
a bloody broken tail tells a tale i can not tell – oh proud warrior father! We will try and rescue you! snap. Trapped in a cage, (oh the irony of its name:’have a heart’) with your damaged tail and … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal welfare, animals, big tom cat, cat, docked tails, feral cats, hav-a-heart trap, humane trap, interspecies spirituality, mysticism, poetry, rescue, sacred storytelling, tabby, tail injuries, tiger stripped, TNR, trap. neuter. release
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hunger
if someone is really hungry they often simply go where the food is – not paying attention to the safety of the place or the food. someone throws out garbage by the side if the road, unaware of those who … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, cat, cats, feral cats, garbage, hunger, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, kittens, littering, nature, poetry, road kill, safe food, spirituality, starvation, sumi-e
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tap tap tap into it
when i first enter the meadow all i hear is tap tap tap tappah tap tap. i look everywhere and see nothing. suddenly all is quiet – i look up and see You!
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Tagged animals, art, birds, blessings, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, nature, peace, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, tapping, wisdom, woodpecker, zen
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flame
out of the corner of my eye, i catch Yours, bright golden in your orange fur – as if You could hide anywhere!
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, cat, cat's eyes, cats, eco-mysticism, feral cats, ink brush painting, mysticism, orange tabby, rice paper, spirituality, sumi-e
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