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Tag Archives: interspecies spirituality
solace
into the circle of sleep, dream into the circle of dreams, wake. the world is round. all things are possible.
Posted in The Now
Tagged dog, dogs, dream time, dreams, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, hope, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, meditation, mysticism, poetry, possiblities, sleep, spirituality, sumi-e
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change agents
‘You made my day!’ can anybody make a day? ‘You changed my life today, no, you really did.’ these words repeated as the hands changed, as fingers entwined the curls of the dog’s fur – as hearts saw their world, … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged drug abuse, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, hand on top of dog, hope, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, life changing events, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, pet therapy, petting, poetry, possibilites, salvation, spirituality, suicide, sumi-e, transformation
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stepping
stepping, one paw tests the edge like a toe into the water – is it too cold? is it too deep? . is it stepping down or stepping off? . step into the space between over and next . simply … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, cat, cats, change, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, growth, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, nature, Norman Lear, poetry, space, spirituality, steps, sumi-e, transition
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Better Angels
We all have Angels watching over us, sometimes they are inside us! Listen to the purr. sumi-e ink, rice paper, gravestone rubbing
Posted in Blessings
Tagged angels, art, cat, cats, deep listening, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, enzo, gravestone rubbing, ink, ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, nature, oval, poetry, purr, spirituality, sumi-e
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traveling
one never knows where one’s travels may take them – into the past or off into the future – but here here here You are, and yet i still miss you. gravestone rubbing, ink and rice paper
Posted in The Now
Tagged art experiments, cats, collage, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, gravestone rubbing, ink, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, longing, love, meditation, mindefulness, mourning, mysticism, nature, pace, peace, poetry, rest in peace, rice paper, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby cat
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Puffed UP
sometimes when we are surprised we all puff up and widen our eyes the real question, what do we do next?
i see You!!
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, animal facilitated chaplaincy
Tagged AAA, aacr, aat, animal assisted chaplaincy, blessings, dog, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, face to face, heart to heart, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, pet therapy, spirituality, standard poodles, sumi-e
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past full
i gaze up and i see You reflected back. and i too am filled…. i too am past full.
Posted in Gratitudes, Tao Cats
Tagged black cat, eco-ministry, exhausted, exhaustion, feral cats, full moon, hope, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, nature, poetry, reflections of God, spirituality, sumi-e
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