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Tag Archives: brush painting
hairball?
Posted in The Now
Tagged brush painting, cat, cat vomit, cleaning up, hairballs, hay fever, home sick, humor, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Spring, sumi-e
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Did you hear the fall?
speak words of Love, gently, to all beings.
Posted in The Now
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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Great
somedays are totally overwhelming – they are so full i feel i could bust – and then down the street comes Hope. Surprise!
awake?
yes, now that you asked. I am awake. (as clearly are You.)
family!
“Well, i’m gonna go out on a limb here, and say we’re related.” “Even if i can’t go out on a limb with you, i agree, we are family.”
Posted in The Now
Tagged all my relations, animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, brush painting, cartoon, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, interspecies spirituality, Mammals, mutuality, nature, papillion mix, Papillions, papillon, papillons, poetry, spirituality, squirrel, sumi-e, toy dog, we are all realated
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smudgemuffin
Never underestimate the power of frolic. Laughter is the best medicine when it is filled with Love.
Posted in The Now
Tagged aacr, aat, animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, brush painting, dog, dogs, joy, kids with serious illness, pet therapy, poetry, sumi-e, therapy dogs, yorkie, Yorkshire terrier
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Please come to Boston….
please come to Boston, and she said YES! won’t you come home to Me.
Posted in The Now
Tagged adopted Boston Terrier, Boston Terrrier, brush painting, dog training, enzo, home, hope, love, mysticism, pet adoption, poetry, separation anxiety, spirituality, sumi-e
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Fly overs
i look up and little legs and orange yellow wings flutter by. you can not toss a caterpillar into the air, and expect it to fly – nor can you open a cocoon from the outside. tonight i sit by … Continue reading
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged amo, angels, art, brush painting, butterfly, caterpillar, caterpillars, Classical Mythology, cycle of life, Earth centered spirituality, Goddess of the Rainbow, Iris, joy, love, poetry, spiritual growth, spirituality, stamp art, sumi-e, wings, yellow wings
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looking up moving forward
oh my look up with love! even if sometimes to move forward you have to move sideways or walk backwards. As long as you look up and see what you love, who you love; as long as you look up … Continue reading
Weather Cycles
Yesterday was all tornadoes and water spouts, inside and out – and then came the chill. This morning when i went to the kiln room, there in the rafters were the wise ones – safely tucked, warm and dry singing … Continue reading
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, Winged wisdoms
Tagged birds, brush painting, ceramics, faith, finches, hang in there, mysticism, poetry, pottery, sparrows, spirituality, sumi-e
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