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Teachers
Listen to your teachers. whether they have two feet or four.
pondering?
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, beliive, black cat, blessings, cat, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, faith, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, poetry, SBNR, spirituality, sumi-e, surrender to God, trust
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Every Day
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, art, blessings, care, cat, cats, compassion, dog, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, grow, growth, ink brush painting, love, madonna, mother and child, mother earth, mother's day, mystic shamanism, nature, nurture, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Surrender
to surrender is not to give up – it is to let go, it is to trust.
Posted in Dao Dogs, zen dog
Tagged behavior, blessings, dog sleeping, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, faith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, letting go, love, pace, pace e bene, pax, peace, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, surrender, trust, turn it over to god
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sunning
my lizard brain feels the sun, and i know i am not alone. i sit on a park bench and feel the love.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, art, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, interspecies spirituality, lizards, love, nature, park benches, peace, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, sunshine
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cup of tea
the scent of jasmine and lilies fills the air – sweetness in every breath, a poodle sits expectantly on the sofa, hoping for a sip of tea or perhaps to join me in for a cookie? The smell of spring … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Dao Dogs
Tagged art, blessings, cup of tea, dog, dogs, easter lillies, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, jasmine, lillies, poodle, scent of flowers, spirituality, Spring, sumi-e, wisdom
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sight and sound
an owl woke me up. i dashed outside to see her – but all i heard was a woodpecker having breakfast and i couldn’t see either of them, for the trees have burst forth blessings. oh breathe of life!
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged animals, art, bird, birds, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, love, mystic shamanism, nature, owl, poetry, spirituality, Spring, sumi-e, trees, universal shamanism, woodpecker
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Appearances
they say that when the student is ready, the teacher will appear. but i do not think that is so — the teacher is always present, it is i who have to open my eyes and ears.
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