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Sauntering and squeaking

Posted on February 25, 2016 by eteal

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Posted in The Now | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, contemplative practice, house mouse, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, love, meditation, mice, mouse, mysticism, nature, pet mouse, poetry, rodents, rodents as pets, spirituality, sumi-e, walking meditation | Leave a comment

i can not go further, i can not leave this place. at first i think my path is blocked. Dear Charlotte, is this your handiwork? but on closer examination the weaver of this web is a jewel – ah Indra! … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blessings, grief, joy, loss, mourning, Statements of Faith, The Now, Winged wisdoms | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Hinduism, Indra's Net, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, jewel spiders, meditation, mystic heart, mysticism, namaste, orb weavers, path, peace, poetry, sacred paths, sat nam, spirituality, sumi-e, yoga | 2 Comments

friends in high places

Posted on February 15, 2016 by eteal

The met on the edge of the roof, (though some would say they met in the gutter) and even though they did not speak the same language, it was a moment of Grace.

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Posted in The Now | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, back yard wildlife, bird, cardinal, communication, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, grace, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, nature, pace, pax, peace, poetry, roof gutters, spirituality, squirrel, sumi-e, wild life | Leave a comment

Family

Posted on February 13, 2016 by eteal

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Posted in Animal assisted therapy, Blessings, God's dog, grief, mourning, therapy dog | Tagged adoption, animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, crying, eco-chaplaincy, family, gratitude, grief, interspecies spirituality, meme, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tears | Leave a comment

Standing

Posted on February 12, 2016 by eteal

i could stand here all day and no one would notice standing in alb and apron, still, sideways to the world, watching through mirrors and windows as trucks pass and bicycles and dogs. still. standing. fragments of a world in turmoil … Continue reading →

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Posted in Poems, Statements of Faith, Tao Cats, The Now, True Stories | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, battle scars, be impeccable with your words, black cat, black cats, chaplaincy, conflict resolution, eco-chaplaincy, faith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, peace, poetry, religion, SBNR, spirituality, standing meditation, sumi-e, tao, The Path, the way, walking meditation, war, words as weapons, zazen, zen | 1 Comment

side by side

Posted on February 9, 2016 by eteal

we do not have to see eye to eye to stand side by side.

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Posted in The Now | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, beloved community, community, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, feral cats, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, sacred activism, sacred activist, solidarity, spirituality, sumi-e, unity, zen | Leave a comment

Patched up.

Posted on February 7, 2016 by eteal

As i sit here and heal, my teacher arrives: Watch and purr. and pray. you are mending, it will all be ok!

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Posted in Animal assisted therapy, Tao Cats | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, bad fall, calico cat, calico cats, cat, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, healing, interspecies spirituality, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, recovery, spirituality, sumi-e | Leave a comment

dreamtime

Posted on February 6, 2016 by eteal

in the mist and fog of an awakening dream, all is silent. no dogs bark. and i see You.

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Posted in Elders, Mythic Stories | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, deer, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, pointed buck, stag | Leave a comment

Falling down

Posted on February 2, 2016 by eteal

yes, today i fell down, in a parking lot – right on my face, wrists and my knees…. no i was not embarrassed, i was pleased i had not squashed the little dog in the soft carrier – people ran … Continue reading →

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Posted in The Now | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, bird, birds laughing, dog training, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, embarrassment, falling down, humor poetry, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, positivity, socializing a dog, sparrows, spirituality, sumi-e, wisdom | Leave a comment

Great

Posted on January 19, 2016 by eteal

somedays are totally overwhelming – they are so full i feel i could bust – and then down the street comes Hope. Surprise!

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Posted in God's dog | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, brush painting, Great Dane, great things are coming, hope, interspecies spirituality, meme, mysticism, overwhelming, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, surprise | 2 Comments

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Sauntering and squeaking

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