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Tag Archives: eco-spirituality
looking up moving forward
oh my look up with love! even if sometimes to move forward you have to move sideways or walk backwards. As long as you look up and see what you love, who you love; as long as you look up … Continue reading
Cardinal directions
this morning a female cardinal blessed me with song (and a bit of chastisement). You have been told over and over again – trust the dove, trust the crow , trust Me! you have been cawled.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, birds, blessings, called to spiritual service, cardinals, crows, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, female cardinals, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, origami collage, poetry, receiving the call, spirituality
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weeding
pulling weeds how high they grow! sorting out, pulling out digging out all the rest – and there it is! a red cedar sapling standing tall (if small) sure of herself. i clear the spanish needles and the potato vines, … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings
Tagged art, cedar, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, gardening, ink brush painting, nature, poetry, purging, red cedar, SBNR, Spiritual ecology, spiritual releasing, spirituality, standard poodles, sumi-e, weeding
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directions
look down? look up? LOOK! See the new day sparkling around you! (trust all that reflects love)
crumbs
i return to the darkened studio by myself and yet, i am not alone… Startled! does eating cookies count as stirring? what about the crumbs? (Silly – You are never alone, neither am I.)
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, cookies, eating cookies, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, mice, mouse, pet mice, pocket pets, rodents, spirituality, stirring, sumi-e, twas the night before Christmas, wild mice
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Soaked
they say that after one door closes another door opens why do i keep getting caught in middle? oh wait – there You are! with a towel! a miracle!
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, cat, cat in rain, caught in the middle, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, interspecies spirituality, miracles, nature, poetry, rain, rainy days, spirituality, sumi-e, wet cat
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Noble truths
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, Bodhi day, Chao-chou, Chao-Chou's dog, Does dog have a Buddha nature, dog, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, greiving, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, joshu's dog, koan, love, pet loss, sumi-e, tao, zen
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Holiday Hounds
the lights are lit and houses shine and trees sparkle for a short time with electricity and memories. and here You are, but why that collar? and why the lies? Listen and train – relationships are made with communication not … Continue reading
Purfume
So You come sauntering in the door – smelling of perfume??? whose could it be? it is not the tree moss damp fern pine needle of your usual romps… Oh if you could only tell me…. I would say how … Continue reading
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