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prayers
sometimes, all you need to do is ask.
Posted in God's dog, Gratitudes
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, ask and it is given, ask and it shall be given, canine body language, dogs, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, manners, mysticism, nature, please, poetry, seek, spirituality, standard poodles, sumi-e
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landings
i sit and watch a bird sitting in a bush, in as much as a bird can sit. i will watch with you, but i do not sit – i perch, or stand or fly. but all of us watch, … Continue reading
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged continuous practice, daily practice, do birds sit?, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, love, meditation, mindfulness practice, mysticism, nature, poetry, sitting, sparrow, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zazen, zen
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Vigil light
the sun had set, and the candles were passed out. yet again. we need to be reminded, yet again. that we can always see the light reflected in each others eyes.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, candle light vigil, Candlelight vigil, Christianity, faith, hope, human rights, humane, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, Islam, Judaism, light a candle, love, peace, poetry, religion, sacred activism, sacred light, solidarity, spirituality, sumi-e, terrorist threat, tolerance, unity, universal human rights
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stamp
we stamp our feet. we stamp our letters. and we stamp our art. the first is in anger or frustration, the second is a fee for services expected, and the third is a seal of character, or appreciation, or locations … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged amo, anger, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted meditation, black cat, black cats, chinese brush painting, chops, daily practice, fear, ink brush meditation, interfaith, love, meditation, perspective, SBNR, seals, self-help, spirituality, stamps, sumi-e, universalism
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Where?
How could you not know where I was? I was here all along!
A crow, a crane and a gull
a crane stood at the base of the streetlight, a crow sat on the top, a sea gull soared in circles. and the sun shined on. we all have a place in the sacred circus of love. why judge the … Continue reading
cornered
the rain pours down, thunder and lightening crash outside and you are no where around! the corners of my mind begin a small prayer of concern – but here in a small corner of the room, i find You! Peace.
baskets
the calico cat sleeps in a basket of woven dreams and muslin habits. pressing the pants with her warm fur, ironing creases of love into scapular or apron, she purrs. naked, we are clothed in raiments of grace.
Posted in Blessings, Tao Cats
Tagged calico cats, clerical garments, grace, habits, holy life, interfaith, ironing, laundry baskets, poetry, pressing pants, purrs, raiments, sumi-e
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A Flame
“The moth keeps hitting me in the face!” She exclaimed. Was it because the moth saw the light?
Posted in The Now
Tagged faith, inner radiance, interfaith, interspiritual, moth, nature, poetry, religion, spirituality, sumi-e
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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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