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Desire
I put the blackberry into my mouth suddenly I was overcome with desire As it exploded sweetness …. I wanted them all! But a loud caw, and a high trill cut thru my gluttony… . Remember to share.
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Tagged balance, bird, birds, birds eating berries, blackberries, brush painting, crops, desire, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, feeding the world, food addiction, fruits, ink brush painting, joy, Liz Teal, love, nature, poetry, sacred activism, sharing, spirituality, sumi-e
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Sing
The world shimmers with promises and song. Peaches no bigger than my thumb glow in the dawn And a small bird heralds the day Awake!
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Tagged bird, birdsong, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, fruit trees, ink brush painting, nature, peaches, poem, poetry, promise, spirituality, Spring, sumi-e
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Pause
Everyone needs a sabbath, No matter what they may look like. How do you remember the sabbath?
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, bird, blessings, cat and dogs, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, napping, nature, poetry, recovery, rest, sabbath, sabbatical, sleeping, spirituality, sumi-e
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As above,so below
I look up In the early morning light, And there You are singing with all your might… This IS the day you have been given, Be glad and rejoice in it!
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taking flight
it is awkward that moment before you soar— nevertheless – you have wings – take flight! oh and we made another little movie!
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, bird, blessings, brush painting, calico cat, cats, crane, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brish, interspecies spirituality, nature, new beginings, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, video
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weighing in
the smallest of birds flitted thru the tree captivating the cat the dog and me. and then she landed on a leaf! how is it possible to be so light? ah, a lesson in tenderness.
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Tagged angels can fly, bird, birds, cats, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, leaf, little bird, meditation, mystic poetry, nature, observations, poetry, small bird, spirituality, sumi-e, take themselves lightly, tao, tiny bird, tree
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balance
Since the dawn of time, some artists have wanted to capture the light….. others needed to paint the dark…. neither fully realizing we need both to see You.
longing
in the pond are two geese. A neck reaches out in longing – . on the bank are three women. looking at the geese with longing. . at the window is a person, looking at it all with wonder. . … Continue reading
Practice
i take out my flute, and i blow. the sound of my heart and my breathe mingle a bit before they exit in a close approximation of F#. outside my window a crow laughs. Daily Practice: diligent not serious.
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