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Tag Archives: eco-ministry
observations
i sit and watch, and you sit and watch. we are all looking and seeking. no matter where you are, or what you are doing, some bunny’s always watching… is it You?
Posted in Bunny Blessings & Rabbit Roamings
Tagged bunnies, bunny, company, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, grief, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, loss, love, nature, poetry, rabbit, rabbit on the moon, rabbits, shamanism, spirituality, sumi-e
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bats in the belfry?
all of the world is a temple, i am so glad there are bats in the belfrey! for there are tiny vampires about, and we need holy warriors !
sitting on a blade of grass
you? you are way too small to make all that noise! Speak for yourself.
Standing still
sirens. shots fired. wheels sqweeling. more sirens start to sound. still i stand and i am not alone. we can not see what is trembling the world, we stand in the stillness of the swamp, the road seems so far … Continue reading
roofs and rain
sometimes when it rains you just need a roof over your head – somedays you need more… but all you can do is wait in the pouring rain until someone opens a door. it’s an opposable thumb thing. luckily, hearts … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Tao Cats
Tagged art, black cat, blessings, cat, cat in rain, coming home, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, forgiveness, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, poetry, pouring rain, spirituality, sumi-e, wet cat
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pause
the power to pause is in our hands, hand or foot, paw or hand – take a moment to understand.
Posted in zen dog
Tagged blessings, communications, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, interspecies relationships, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, non-violent communication, poetry, poodle paw, positive communication, relationships, spirituality, sumi-e, takeing a break
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Wisdom
not all who claim wisdom are wise and not all who collect shiny objects are shallow – thus do not judge a friend by their feathers, their hoots or caws, or lack thereof.
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged art, crows, do not judge a book by it's cover, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, fly, gratitude, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, open minds, owls, poetry, shamanism, spirituality, sumi-e, wisdom
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hiding or hunting
tablecloths and counterpanes: one you place a spread upon and sit down to a feast, the other you climb under to hide from a scary beast! but what is here? oh can it be? a scary beast has come to … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, cat, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, humor, love, poetic humor, poetry, shamanism, sumi-e
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At the vet’s
it was small old dog day this morning at the veterinarian’s offices. the boy is no longer a boy; the puppy is no longer a puppy. one is a young man, the other, having walked approximately the same turns of … Continue reading
Posted in Dao Dogs, Elders, zen dog
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, dachshund mix, dog, dog held in arms, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, grace, gratitude, growing old, growing up, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, old dogs, poetry, spirituality, transitions, young men
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