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Tag Archives: calico cats
Solace
overcome by grief and despair, i take to bed, to get some comfort there – thinking it would come in the shape of dreams instead it gently jumped on me with four paws, then four more – and gentle solace … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged all lives matter, animal assisted chaplaincy, black lives matter, calico cats, cats, dogs, dreams, eco-chaplaincy, grief, ink brush painting, justice, love, mourning, naps, pain, poetry, police lives matter, poodle, sacred activism, sleep, spirituality, standard poodle, sumi-e, unity
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heart to heart
in those moments when there are no words.. our Hearts can do the talking.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, calico cats, cats, comfort, comfort cat, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, heart to heart, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, spiritual companionship, spirituality, sumi-e
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homecomings
the calico queen returned to her throne today! huzzah, whoopee and hooray! She reached out with sheathed claw and i was royally touched. Although She is a true monarch, and rules by divine decree – i her willing subject follow … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, blessings, calico cats, cat on person's tummy, cat returns, cats as pets, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, monarchs, nature, poetry, queen feline, spiritual surrender, spirituality, zen
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Laundry
the calico cat with the heart shaped nose curled up on the fresh laundry. i asked her to move. Folds are only intentional wrinkles, she purred intently. ah! i finally i understood! with each frown, I become a crumpled hankie … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged aging, art, calico cats, cats, domestic cats, folding laundry, hankies, humor, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, origami, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, tie dye, wrinkles, zen
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Patched up.
As i sit here and heal, my teacher arrives: Watch and purr. and pray. you are mending, it will all be ok!
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
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awake?
yes, now that you asked. I am awake. (as clearly are You.)
looking up
things do not look up, we do!
dashing
the calico cat dashed past me up the tree as fast as could be. then She stopped. and dropped herself over a limb – as if she had always been there. so i watch this and wonder – about me…and … Continue reading
positions
On one side of the glass is a small lizard. On one side of the glass is a calico cat. The lizard scampers across the surface, A paw traces its every move. then, all is still. The Lizard is no … Continue reading
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged anole, calico cats, cats, chase, eco-spirituality, illustration, indoor cats, interspecies spirituality, koan, lizards, nature, perspectives, poetry, predator prey relationship, sacred inquiry, safety, spirituality, sumi-e
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wet
the calico cat is color fast in the rain. no princess is she – but a queen. regal even when wet.
Posted in The Now
Tagged amo, calico cats, cats, felines, ink painting, princesses, queen cats, queens, rain, resiliency, royalty, sumi-e, wet cat
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