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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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tabled
today i have been teaching the littlest canine the word ‘down’ she of course knows how to lie down, she does it all the time… she simply doesn’t know the English word for it … and why should she? just … Continue reading
frenemies
i live with two cats, who by actions and purr seem quite content with me… but toward each other there is no equity, only enmity. awake they hiss, so sleep is bliss! Back to back they nap, one on a … Continue reading
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, Tao Cats
Tagged animals, art, black cat, calico cat, cat fights, cats, caught in the middle, cold war, content, detante, humor, ink brush painting, lessons from cats, mediation, mediator, negotiations, poetic humor, SBNR, spirituality, sumi-e, two cats
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Small gratitudes
Posted in Animal assisted therapy
Tagged cartoon, dog, dog training, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, gratitude, humor, ink brush painting, love, nature, poetry, puppy with sock, sumi-e, Thanksgiving
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desire
the cream puffs lie scattered on the plate. abandoned. i lie under the table. i can smell their sweet loneliness. longing and desire overcome me, and you try and tempt me with a milkbone? desire is not like that! Truth … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged black dogs, black labs, dog poetry, eco-spirituality, humor, interspecies spirituality, labrador retriever, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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lampshades and light
you keep saying that i am the light of your life, but when can i please take off this lampshade!
chaste
that is NOT what i meant! oh the world only hears what it knows! or thinks it knows. somedays do you ever feel like you are up a tree without a paddle? sometimes you just have to wait til the … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged black cat, cat being chased by dog, cat up a tree, chased, communication, dogs chasing cat, humor, literary humor, meditation, patience, poetry, spirituality, understanding
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holy daze
i don’t eat meat. my family doesn’t like beets. but the poodle has never been one to passover a good bone. The lamb of dog has a good friday with a shank of lamb. the moon is full – and … Continue reading
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