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Tag Archives: cats
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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held
i pick up the brush and She climbs into my arms – gently i put her down. She climbs over my back and back into my arms. i place Her on the floor- She comes back for more… and then … Continue reading
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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FOCUS
looking down i see you so still, so focused, so silent. and yet i know, you are ready to spring into action when the opportunity presents itself. i too, must not loose focus – i too must be ready. i … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, black cats, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, meditation, mystic s, mysticism, nature, opportunities, poetry, practice, predatory behavior, prepared, ready, sacred activism, spirituality, sumi-e
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observations
today was all about practicing and observing…. and putting into practice what i have observed that serves Love. What was Your day like?
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Tagged amo, birds, blessings, bunnies, cats, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink, ink brush painting, interfaith, joy, love, nature, pace, practice, rabbits, small birds, spirituality, sumi-e, three singing birds
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stepping
stepping, one paw tests the edge like a toe into the water – is it too cold? is it too deep? . is it stepping down or stepping off? . step into the space between over and next . simply … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, cat, cats, change, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, growth, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, nature, Norman Lear, poetry, space, spirituality, steps, sumi-e, transition
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Better Angels
We all have Angels watching over us, sometimes they are inside us! Listen to the purr. sumi-e ink, rice paper, gravestone rubbing
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Tagged angels, art, cat, cats, deep listening, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, enzo, gravestone rubbing, ink, ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, nature, oval, poetry, purr, spirituality, sumi-e
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traveling
one never knows where one’s travels may take them – into the past or off into the future – but here here here You are, and yet i still miss you. gravestone rubbing, ink and rice paper
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Tagged art experiments, cats, collage, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, gravestone rubbing, ink, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, longing, love, meditation, mindefulness, mourning, mysticism, nature, pace, peace, poetry, rest in peace, rice paper, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby cat
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