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Tag Archives: eco-mysticism
Gifts
i received three gifts today – they were not wrapped – (unless you consider the purring) simply presented, in what i can only assume was some sort of escalating order, a bug, a lizard, a frog… Had i received the … Continue reading
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged beloved community, cats, dead bug, dead frog, dead lizard, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, feline, gift giving, gratitude practice, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, pearls before swine, poetry, predation, prey, spirituality, sumi-e
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Sun’s Out
seven ferrets frolicked, leaping in and out and around a bright ball. the joy was simply infectious, and now i am too contagious! come, wanna play!
swamp
“”Well hello big swamp dog, what are You doing over there? “I could ask you the same question!”
Rain
i look out the window to see two bundles of fur curled up tight. the rain pour down, and promised to do so for days yet there they slept, under the eaves quietly purring. a lesson on weathering a storm … Continue reading
tilted off kilter…
the rain was starting to come down, when from the bushes comes a bright sparkle, like a diamond flashing in the last of the sunset light… i walk closer to see – it is You! your eye catches mine before … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged Bast, Bastet, bushes, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Egytian cats, feral cat, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, meditation, mystic poetry, mysticism, nature, painting frustrations, poetry, rainbows, sacred poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby cat
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Made in the Image
Posted in God's dog
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, dog, dog looks in mirror, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, holy puns, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, joy, love, made in the image of the creator, mirror, mysticism, poodle, puns, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, water color lettering, water color painting, water color words, water colurs, zen
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tails/tales of fear
Her tail was tucked beneath her body, she shivered, and expressed her anal glands. it was only a routine veterinary exam – but she had no context…….. she came back into the exam room in the arms of the … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged anal glands, collage, daily practice, dog training, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, fear, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, poetry, rehomed dogs, spirituality, sumi-e, training, tucked tail, veterinary exams
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