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Tag Archives: eco-chaplaincy
angels and schools
the pools of color, wet with potential, lay in the sun to dry and wait for their mysteries to be uncovered…. (we never actually create alone -) when the sun was done, we searched them for where fish were … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged angel fish, aquariums, Chinese painting, creativity, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., hope, interspirituality, Lian Zhen, love, mysticism, nature, paintings, poetry, schools, spirituality, together, water color, workshops
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learning curve
i spent the afternoon studying a great blue heron… on a piece of paper, in a class on Chinese painting… a picture of a picture to be painted… struggling to find my beginner’s mind. there is nothing like learning a … Continue reading
Auras
we all radiate, we all glow, even the cats in the alleys know the grace of a silent purr.
Posted in The Now
Tagged black cat, Brother Wayne Teasdale, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, inner radiance, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, monastic life, mysticism, nature, poetry, purr, religion, silent, spirituality, sumi-e, theology, vows of silence
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heaven’s nose
words fail me, ink and paint and paper do too. all there is is You. and no way to share… the sun shines through the blinds like heavenly rays and the silence is the songs of angels – i am … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged angels, animal assisted chaplaincy, art, dog training, dogs noses, eco-chaplaincy, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, fun, god knows, grey paper, heaven, mystical dogs, mysticism, nosework, poetry, puns, religion, sacred, sacred ceativity, spirals, sumi-e, sumi-e ink
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Tornado Warnings
the skies were grey, the lap was full, a big dog a little dog twin cats and a calico, and somewhere slinked at our feet, a splash of living black velvet…. there is safety in numbers…. the warning sounds … Continue reading
mentoring peace
peace is possible…. look around you can see it everywhere – even if it is only a glimpse….. . but like a tiny seedling that needs nurturing, first it has to be seen, and tended not weeded. . two together … Continue reading
Posted in God's dog
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, comfort, dreams, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, friendship, give peace a change, harmony, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, meditation, nature, pax, peace, poetry, sacred activism, SBNR, sleeping dogs, social action, solace, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, two dogs, wisdom, zen
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Holy water
the IV’s are now out, and She is sleeping peacefully on my chest. There are all kinds of salvations, and all kinds of holy water… and there are many angels in the service of God, perhaps you are one too. … Continue reading
Posted in animal facilitated chaplaincy, God's dog
Tagged angels, blessings, chihuahua mix, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, emergency, fluids, God, gratitude, ink brush painting, intravenous fluids, IV, papillion mix, pets, poetry, salvation, spirituality, sumi-e, the great mystery, toy dog, veterinary
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