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Tag Archives: dog
Fences
there is a saying that good fences make good neighbors but i am not so sure that is true, i think that fences make it very hard to see You… and that can make it hard to make friends.
Contemplatives
i jump out of bed. under my foot is a dead lizard…. it was not my foot fall that took this life, though had he been alive it surely would have. he was the gift of an unhappy cat – … Continue reading
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Tagged chihuahua mix, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, gratitude, ink brush painting, interspirituality, love, mysticism, nature, papillion mix, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, sweet gum tree
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tabled
today i have been teaching the littlest canine the word ‘down’ she of course knows how to lie down, she does it all the time… she simply doesn’t know the English word for it … and why should she? just … Continue reading
redemptions
trying to write tonite – a sermon for tomorrow, and rehearsing a story to tell – interrupted at every turn as only a loved one can do, “Not NOW, i say,” like my mother used to say – though probably … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, beagles, Christianity, Christmas, compassionate parenting, dog, dog poems, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, forgiveness, gratitude, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, new dogs, poetry, poodle, Puppies chewing toys, raising children, redemption, spirituality, story poems, storytelling, sumi-e, terriers
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Please
please, may i? just for a moment – have a moment? there is only this moment. now. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! thank you. a cookie would be nice too……..
this little light of mine
what do you call it when you are so happy and so tired all you can do is dream… i am not ‘out like a light’ – i am still shining… i am exhaustiblelation!
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, big dog, dog, dogs, eco-spirituality, enlightenment, exhaustion, happiness, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, let your light shine, love, meditation, nature, poetry, shine, spirituality, sumi-e, this little light of mine, tired
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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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ghosts
today i saw a ghost of a dog i used to know many many years ago – reminding me how far i have come- and how far we all have to go. always remember: we are all learning- never forget: … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, bigotry, blessings, dog, dogs, ink brush painting, justice, pit bull mix, pit bulls, pitties, poetry, racism, rainbow bridge, sacred activism, suffering, terriers, xenophobia
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truth
that is my mother, we have the same name, she said, as she pointed to the wall of her room – following her finger i looked at the pictures taped to the vinyl wallpaper, but i saw no family photographs … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged alzheimers, angel, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted therapy, animals, art, Christian Mystic, Christmas, creche, dementia, dog, dogs visiting in nursing homes, eco-chaplaincy, family photos, interspecies spirituality, love, pet therapy, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, The meaning of Christmas, watercolor, wheelchair
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old dog
i’m just an old dog with a long story and a short tale. shall we let our minds wag together in thanks for a moment, then we’ll both be on our ways?
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