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Posted in Animal assisted therapy, animal facilitated chaplaincy, Blessings
Tagged AAA, AAC, AAE, aat, faith, Golden, golden mix, hope, joy, love, pet therapy, power of positive thinking, Spaniel, spaniel cross, spirituality, therapy dog, visiting dogs
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sweet
in response to the smell of the opening lilies, i exclaimed, “Sweet!”, as i exhaled, and She suddenly appeared! . ‘LIKE ATTRACTS LIKE!’ why what did you think that meant?…
Posted in The Now
Tagged blessings, calico cat, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, law of attraction, law of attractions, love, mysticism, natural law, nature, poetry, positive thinking, power of intention, spirituality, star lillies, sumi-e, sweetness, water color, water colour
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magnified
she came running right to me, sat and cocked her head – her eyes. already big, peering out from the bottom of the jar. “Please take this off,” she seemed to ask , as she wagged her plume of a … Continue reading
Posted in God's dog, zen dog
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, canine, cheese, chihuahua mix, dog theives, dog training, dogs stealing food, dominance and submission, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, head in jar, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, joy, love, papillion mix, papillon, papillon mix, poetry, positive training, relationship, submission, sumi-e, toy dog
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Song
Come Out Side Sang the bird by the fountain. Come out And Play!
Posted in The Now
Tagged birds, coming out, ink brush, joy, peace, plein air, Spring, sumi-e
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reminder notes
Posted in animal facilitated chaplaincy
Tagged banned breeds, cartoons, cats, hats, hope, ink brush painting, interspirituality, joy, knitting, pit bulls, sacred activism, sumi-e, yarn
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Bad?
She bounced out the door, with only two feet on the floor, if that – for she was surely testing the limits of gravity – although others thought she was testing the limits of their patience… BAD DOG! what? why? … Continue reading
Posted in Animal assisted therapy
Tagged bad dog, behavior, curly coat, happy, joy, jumping, love, manners, meditation, poetry, positive dog training, puppies, science based dog training, sumi-e
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pie!
across the field they flew, for they knew, everyone deserves a piece of the pie!
Posted in The Now
Tagged brush painting, chihuahua mix, cute, dogs, equality, illlustration, joy, picnics, poetry, poodle, pumpkin pie, running, spirituality, sumi-e, thanksgiving leftovers
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play with ME
when i forget that the world is sweet, a little dog comes at my feet and insists i remember.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted play therapy, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, hope, ink brush painting, ink painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, little dog, love, nature, painting, play, play therapy, poetry, recovery, short poem, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dog
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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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observations
today was all about practicing and observing…. and putting into practice what i have observed that serves Love. What was Your day like?
Posted in The Now
Tagged amo, birds, blessings, bunnies, cats, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink, ink brush painting, interfaith, joy, love, nature, pace, practice, rabbits, small birds, spirituality, sumi-e, three singing birds
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