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Tag Archives: feral cats
Guests
i looked up to find someone new on my sofa! what does the request for radical hospitality look like to You? for St. Francis it was a leper warning him to stay away… and the Holy Spirit sent him forth … Continue reading
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Tagged angels, animal assisted chaplaincy, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, feral cats, ink brush painting, ink drawing, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, radical hospitality, spirituality, St. Francis, sumi-e
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Power Breakfast
The big cat came to breakfast, uninvited. entitled? but He didn’t throw his weight around – Startled, the kitten started to puff – but He bent down and touched her nose with his. and She began to purr. Then they … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, breakfast, Co creators, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, equalty, feral cats, ink brush painting, mystic poetry, mystism, poetry, power, shared power, SNR, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby cats, tiger cats, TNSR
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a tale of a tip
a bloody broken tail tells a tale i can not tell – oh proud warrior father! We will try and rescue you! snap. Trapped in a cage, (oh the irony of its name:’have a heart’) with your damaged tail and … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal welfare, animals, big tom cat, cat, docked tails, feral cats, hav-a-heart trap, humane trap, interspecies spirituality, mysticism, poetry, rescue, sacred storytelling, tabby, tail injuries, tiger stripped, TNR, trap. neuter. release
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hunger
if someone is really hungry they often simply go where the food is – not paying attention to the safety of the place or the food. someone throws out garbage by the side if the road, unaware of those who … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, cat, cats, feral cats, garbage, hunger, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, kittens, littering, nature, poetry, road kill, safe food, spirituality, starvation, sumi-e
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flame
out of the corner of my eye, i catch Yours, bright golden in your orange fur – as if You could hide anywhere!
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, cat, cat's eyes, cats, eco-mysticism, feral cats, ink brush painting, mysticism, orange tabby, rice paper, spirituality, sumi-e
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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
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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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side by side
we do not have to see eye to eye to stand side by side.
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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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waiting and freedom
three crates under a blanket in the cold.. in the crates are the cats that were caught in the traps to remove their fertility in exchange for their freedom. Wild predators masquerading as common pets – reminding me that not … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, cat, cat poetry, cat rescue, cats, crates, feral cat colonies, feral cats, foster cats, Humane Society, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, poetry, service as practice, spay, spay neuter release, SPCA, sumi-e, TNR, trap. neuter. release
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three little kittens
today, on my porch are two small tigers and a miniature panther. they arrived wild and hissing and soaking wet. they are now caged and dry, with full bellies – and scared. and even though they are loved, i doubt … Continue reading
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Tagged animal welfare, animals, feral cats, feral kittens, fostering cats, painting, painting on fabric, poetry, spirituality, SPR, sumi-e, TNR
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