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Tag Archives: comfort
Comfort
i didn’t know where You were, I searched and searched. and when I found you? I thought You were dead! but then You peed – all over my comforter……. what a relief! for You and me. i never thought i … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, black cat, blessings, cat, cat pees the bed, comfort, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, laundry, love, nature, nursing a sick cat, poetry, recovery, sick cat, spirituality, sumi-e
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Where?
How could you not know where I was? I was here all along!
Heart shaped
Your ears are the shape of hearts, opened upside down, So You may hear my heart song. Even as you munch on a noodle, Sleep in the crook of my arm, Or climb the mountain of me… There is … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged comfort, dumbo rats, friendship, line drawing of a rat, love, mysticism, pet rats, pocket pets, poetry, rodents, spiritual direction, trust
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the parlor panther pours himself over my lap, barely perceptible subterranean purrs rumble from the deepest plush where is bone or claw? all is warm vibrations
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted therapy, black cats, cat on lap, comfort, parlor panther, plush fur, poetry, purring, sumi-e
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a mint
when your tummy is upset, reach for a mint. sometimes it’s good to eat something fresh to help with digestion. hey, you don’t have to eat the whole garden! sometimes times, all you need is a cup of tea.
Posted in Dao Dogs
Tagged comfort, cup of tea, dogs, growing herbs, growing mint, mint, peppermint, poodle, poodle eating mint, spiritual reflection, tummy aches
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Calico Comforts
on a lap or curled on a belly she pours for comfort in purrs.
Posted in The Now
Tagged blessings, calico cats, cat, cat rescue, comfort, death of a pet, grief, loss, mourning, mysticism, poetry, purring cat, solace, sumi-e
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my father’s chair
there is a poodle in my father’s chair taking comfort there.. a Springfield song runs thru my head as tears stream down my face. and i too find comfort there.
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, comfort, dog, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, grief, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, My Father's Chair, nature, over stuffed chair, poetry, poodles, Rick Springfield, solace, spirituality, standard poodle, sumi-e
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Cuddles
Somedays we all need to be held in the paws of the mother, and things will look better in the morning, or after a nap, of if you blink.
Posted in Tao Cats, Winged wisdoms
Tagged blessings, cats, comfort, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, interspecies spirituality, mother earth, naps, nature, poetry, sacred mother, sleep, spirituality, sumi-e
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Damp, damp it all…
Did I mention the rain? Did you think I was so tame that I wouldn’t want to go out in it. BUT NOW I want to be back inside in the safe warm place of your heart. Thank you for … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, cat, cats, comfort, eco-spirituality, heart, home, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspirituality, nature, poetry, rain, safety, security, spirituality, sumi-e, wet cat, wet kitten
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Sabbath
Posted in Tao Cats, The Now
Tagged blessings, Christianity, comfort, fog, gratitude, gray cat, grey cat, ink brush meditiation, Islam, Judaism, love, nature, religion, spirituality, tao, theology, transitions
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