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Tag Archives: eco-spirituality
Perspectives from the porch.
Today I was rescued from a milk jug. actually – I was living in a milk jug – but you needed it for water, and so I was evicted from my home. and yet I still find myself at home. … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, blessings, eco-spirituality, frogs, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, nature, rescue, rescued, salvation, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, tree frogs, zen
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Guardian of the Gate
No, there will be no aggression. What I guard is far too precious to protect with violence. Open the gate and come in.
expectations and metaphors
What? You think I should be in the grass? Why work so hard to understand? – but do be mindful when you stop and smell the flowers…… i am not good. Nor am i evil. I am here.
My fierce friend
I had a friend – we called her Rabbit They named her Cynthea. no one asked her what she called herself – I think it might have been: She who is fiercely gentle at least that is what she kept … Continue reading
Crow
You are everywhere I go! Some say I am a harbinger of death, they have little faith – My beak shows me to be a Generalist – an opportunist? I am an Enthusiast, an Adventurer – an Epicure! & i see … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, bird, birds, crow, eco-spirituality, enneagram, generalist, harbinger of death, ink brush meditiation, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mystic, nature, number 7, poetry, shamanism, spiritual direction, sumi-e
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High Places
Whether you are looking up or looking down, Good friends are all around.
Posted in Tao Cats, zen dog
Tagged animals, art, black cat, blessings, dog, eco-spirituality, friends, friendship, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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Visions and hope
I see you everywhere Teaching me to stretch
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged animals, art, black cat, eco-spirituality, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Jung, love, nature, poetry, shadow work, spiritual direction, spirituality, stretching, sumi-e, tao, zen
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Puddle jumping jump in!
Some days you jump over the puddles Somedays you jump in! Either way is the way!
Posted in Dao Dogs, zen dog
Tagged animals, art, blessings, dog, dogs, eco-spirituality, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, jumping, nature, poodles, puddles, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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Kitten in the Corner Contemplates the Moon
with thanks to Eknath Easwaran’s translation of the Isha Upanishad
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged animals, black cat, blessings, cat, cats, eco-spirituality, full moon, Hinduism, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Isha Upanishad, sumi-e, super moon, tao
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Ministry of Animals 