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Tag Archives: eco-spirituality
homes
i open a drawer in a forgotten chest and find a nest. no one lives here anymore – but the remains of home linger – long after the occupants have moved on.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art as meditation, belonging, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, grief, home, house mice, ink drawing, loss, mice, mourning, mouse nests, moving, mysticism, poetry, poetry as meditation, spirituality, sumi-e
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poured
poured out tears fears surrounded by love even empty i am full.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, cat, collage, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, enzo, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, stamp art, sumi-e, tao, zen
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freedom
i see you under the bush, hiding…scared, gently, i step back and i watch You step out into the sunlight – i see the cost of your freedom. at some point all of us have been trapped – may it … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged cat, cats, ear tipping, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, feral cats, freedom, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, poetry, SNR, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby, tabby cat, TNR, TNSR, trap. neuter. release
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Beyond Pink and Blue
then this happened… just because you want to play with things doesn’t mean it’s safe to play with them. Play responsibly without labels.
Posted in The Now
Tagged cat toys, dog toys, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, equality, humor, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, pink and blue toys, playtime, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, toys, toys for toy dogs
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friends in high places
The met on the edge of the roof, (though some would say they met in the gutter) and even though they did not speak the same language, it was a moment of Grace.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, back yard wildlife, bird, cardinal, communication, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, grace, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, nature, pace, pax, peace, poetry, roof gutters, spirituality, squirrel, sumi-e, wild life
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Flight
in front of me is the meadow, hundreds of tiny birds are in the grass… i enter into the sunlight – everything around me takes flight.
Blue skies and shadows
Somedays we are so focused on our reverie, we fail to see the shadows that are right over our heads! I stand in a field of green looking up at a sky of blue – thrilled by the sight of … Continue reading
Posted in God's dog, The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted spiritual direction, being saved, blessings, dogs with bones, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, hawks, humility, ink brush painting, love, nature, poetry, predatory behavior, sacred inquiry, salvation, shadow work, shadows, shamanism, soaring, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dogs
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Flight patterns
above me cranes fly over my head, reminding me we all have own own flight plans even if our destinies are the same.
Posted in The Now
Tagged beloved community, birds, cranes in flight, death, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, grief, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspiritual, loss, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, shamanism, sumi-e, Unitarian Universalist, unity
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side by side
we do not have to see eye to eye to stand side by side.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, beloved community, community, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, feral cats, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, sacred activism, sacred activist, solidarity, spirituality, sumi-e, unity, zen
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come sing a song with me…
they say that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, but what if there are two in the bush, right in front of you – knee high? oh nothing is worth more than a duet of … Continue reading
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