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Tag Archives: eco-spirituality
Out on a limb
out on a limb is sometimes the only way to gain some perspective. enjoy the view.
Posted in The Now
Tagged bird, bravery, chutzpah, courage, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, meditation, nature, out on a limb, risk, small bird, sumi-e, wisdom
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Grackles and Pyramids
Do you hear the Pharaoh’s songs? Do you hmm and sing along? Do you know whose Pharaoh today? Did you think they had long gone away? if so then why did the story stay?
Posted in The Now
Tagged Christianity, eco-spirituality, exodus, faith, grackles, I-CARE, Islam, Judaism, little birds, Moses, nature, Passover, power elite, rainbow, rainbow wings, sacred poetry, sacred texts, slavery, social justice, sumi-e
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Squirrel hunting
“squirrel hunting for dinner” Sometimes you say something – and people hear something else. the old carny trick holds more truth than many a sacred text. “Come see the Man Eating Chicken” – the horror, the savagery! yet, all of … Continue reading
Flying home
the sea gulls have been calling to me all day, calling me home to You. (we all make do with what we find – use it up, wear it out, make it do – or do without – is only … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged bird, birds, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ecology, interspecies spirituality, scavengers, sea gulls, seagulls, spirituality, sumi-e, sustainability
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Budding Leaves
the sun shines on bright tiny new leaves swaying in the breeze, as the sweetgum wakes up – oh my morning stars! they are tiny birds! i am the one waking up.
flight paths
overhead the sky fills with hawks i look up as the wings fill the sky taking my breath away with the possibilities of flight. Then, as i sit behind the fence, feeling both secure and trapped, a cardinal flies thru … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, art, cardinals, chain link fences, eco-chaplaincy, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, flight, freedom, hawks, interspecies spirituality, mysticism, nature, poetry, sacred journeys, sumi-e
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drumming
the ground is frozen. ice creates glass garments on the ferns temporarily given them a temporary air of permanence and yet the drum beat of spring sounds thru the woods. breakfast!
the greatest of these
i sit in meditation and the cat sits. i ponder what makes bravery.
Dancing
the ball spins. i spin. we spin together! life is a dance!
Posted in therapy dog, zen dog
Tagged dog, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-spirituality, interspecies spirituality, life is a dance, love, puppy and ball, puppy play, puppy training, tao, training therapy dogs, zen
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