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Tag Archives: bird
screen capture
the door is wide open but the panicked Cardinal only sees the screen, perhaps still feeling it where her wings battered against its unyielding surface. Captured by panic, she rests on a beam – too stressed to see the wide … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged anxiety, bird, bird caught inside, collage, female cardinal, ink brush painting, mindfulness, nature, panic, peace, poetry, screen room, screened in porch, self imprisonment, spirituality, stress, sumi-e
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watch, look, see
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged art, bird, birds, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, egret, ink brush painting, interspirituality, love, mindfulness, nature, path, poetry, raising up, sacred path, small crane, spirituality, sumi-e
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friends in high places
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.
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
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Did you hear the fall?
speak words of Love, gently, to all beings.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, bird, birds, birds squabbling, brush painting, cardinals, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, female cardinals, first principle project, forest for the trees, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, male cardinals, meditation, mysticism, nature, nature as a guide, poetry, sacred listening, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e
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flight patterns
in the daylight of the full moon morn. the sun bright in my eye, i still see You. May we all soar in Love, each with our own flight paths,
Posted in The Now
Tagged bird, birding, birds, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, egrets, faith, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, morning, mysticism, nature, no regrets, poetry, shamanism, snowy egrets, spirituality, sumi-e, sun and moon together, wisdom
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wake up
the dawn is barely broken the horizon is not yet pink a soft gray envelopes the world still chilled from the cold stars, and there You are chirping away. What are You doing up so early? What are you doing … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, bird, birds, cardinal, dawn, early morning, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, enlightenment, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, poetry, seeking enlightenment, spirituality, sumi-e, theology
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Cawling
The mist is falling lightly as i stand outside to greet my day – a crow from somewhere unseen caws. searching i can not see You, here, i hear you. i must follow my cawling. It brightens me awake – … Continue reading
Blue?
a blue jay was in the birch tree, hollering for all to see – was it a sonnet or misery? I do not know – i could not translate but someone could. you never know when or where Love will … Continue reading
following with thanks
following in our traditions, facing into the wind, we find our place in the sun. and give thanks. sumi-e on rag paper, scanned over an old piece of calendar photo of an eagle catching a salmon, sorry no ascription…but thank you … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, beach, bird, birds, birds in flight, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, shore birds, spirituality, sumi-e, Thanksgiving, tradition
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