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Tag Archives: ink brush meditation
a morning flights and birds of pray
Shadows beating rhythms on the grasses at my feet, Angels? I look up – a giant swallowtail butterfly swoops onto elderberry blooms. i stand opening my arms, i am engulfed – enrobed in a shadow – soft, blue fleeting- i … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, bird, bird watching, birds of prey, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, enlightenment, faith, flight, ink brush meditation, kites, love, mediation, meditation, mysticism, nature, non-dual, poetry, prayer, shadows, soaring, spirituality, Swallow tail kite
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Focus
above my head a cardinal called. i looked up, but saw a hawk instead. the hawk was watching a cat in the grass. I screamed my prayer of safety. Everybody flew away from me. prayers get answered in the strangest … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged answered prayers, bird watching, cardinals, cats, hawks, ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, interfaith, outdoor cats, pray, prayers, predatory cats, prey, salvation, SBNR, spirituality, sumi-e
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flames
where there is smoke there’s fire. but where is the dog? he is sitting behind me – loyal and safe and aware that where there is smoke, there’s fire. (but does he know that fire can be healing too? do … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged adventures with dogs, camp fires, dogs, fire pit, healing relationships, ink brush meditation, loyalty, nature, sacred fire, smoke, spirituality, sumi-e
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Bliss
on the the small round table is a small round cat purring in her sleep.
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged bliss, calico cat, cat nap, drawing cats, feline, ink brush meditation, love, nap time, poetry, purring, sacred cats, sketching cats in ink, sleeping cat, spirituality, sumie
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missed you
Here you are!!! it’s been soo long! now, i will follow you in, or out, or in, or out. wherever you are… I will be too.
Posted in The Now
Tagged absence makes the heart grow fonder, adopted dog, chow mix, eco-chaplaincy, ink brush meditation, keeshound, love, mysticism, poetry, sumi-e
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cracked
fierce mama chicken, feathers flaming, can you not see the possibilities of the egg?
learning to see
Posted in Dao Dogs, zen dog
Tagged daily meditation practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, epiphanies, eyes closed when meditating, ink brush meditation, interspecies spirituality, mystic shamanism, naps, seeking enlightenment, shamanic journey, sumi-e, universal shamanism
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eggs and baskets
all day i painted enzo circles of emptiness filled with possibilities and potentials. but none were as real as the ones that surrounds us. High in a tree, on a low bough the emptiness awaits fullness. What do you feather … Continue reading
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged art, bird, birds, birds nest, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, emptiness practice, enzo, feather your nest, ink brush meditation, inner-spirituality, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, love, mindfulness practice, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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