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Tag Archives: loss
Nike
named not after the goddess, but the shoe, by a boy who liked to run. Nike, the beagle, ran. as did the boy, now man… both became lost, yet, perhaps the goddess was looking out for them anyway – too … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, beagles, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, goddess, grief, home, hounds, interspecies spirituality, loss, love, Ministry of Animals, Mt olympus, nature, nike, pet loss, poetry, running, shoe, spirituality, sumi-e, Victoria
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loss
somedays if feels like everything is lost in loss. like you have fallen in the mud and it all comes falling in too… but is that true? is that really true? when you have such grand angels watching over you…. … Continue reading
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Tagged angels, animal assisted chaplaincy, compassion, death of a parent, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, geese, goslings, greiving, grief, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, loss, love, mated for life, mysticism, nature, parenting, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, trauma, trauma and loss
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unto others
in the middle of my road lay a black cat. was it my black cat? my heart! oh no. it was not my black cat…. . wrapped in a black towel i took him to the vet to see if … Continue reading
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Tagged 'do unto others', art, black cats, cat, cat hit by car, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, grief, interspecies spirituality, kindness, loss, mourning, mysticism, poetry, reciprocity, road kill, shock, spirituality, sumi-e
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westie ho!
Just becuz sometimes you can’t see our wings – doesn’t mean we don’t fly into your heart. and just becuz we have wings, doesn’t mean we will ever fly out. it will all be ok, honest.
farewell to a flower
i first met Her as a young grrl with the softest ears i had ever felt, like velvet curtains on the open window of Her face. She was a beautiful flower, who now blooms in the Heavens. . Have you … Continue reading
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Tagged best friends, death, death of a pet, flowers, hound, hunting dog, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Lillie, long legged hound, loss, love, memorial, poem, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, treeing walker mix, velvet
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Wish you were here
Perhaps all we are Arefootprints in the sand, And even those will be washed away by the waves, Yea, Even our tears will disappear. All that matters is that You were here. In this moment of soft sand, sweet surf … Continue reading
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Tagged art, great lakes, grief, lake michigan, loss, love, memorial services, mysticism, paw prints, recovery, surf, watercolor
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quilted comfort
cleaning and sorting sort of. in between moments of reminiscing the patchwork pieces of my life. Tabby cries, and tears roll down my face – rotted fabric falls apart, leaving only Love. i stitch my story together with You.
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Tagged antique quilts, calico, eco-spirituality, grief, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, loss, love, mysticism, mystics, nature, old quilts, patchwork, poetry, quilting, recovery, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby cat, tiger cat
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comforts
i was feeling blue, and in need of comfort – and You came to me. i was expecting someone else – one never knows where sorrow flows, but it is always accompanied by Grace.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, black toy poodle, chocolate toy poodle, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, grace, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, loss, love, mourning, mysticism, pet loss, poetry, sorrow, spirituality, sumi-e, therapy dogs
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homes
i open a drawer in a forgotten chest and find a nest. no one lives here anymore – but the remains of home linger – long after the occupants have moved on.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art as meditation, belonging, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, grief, home, house mice, ink drawing, loss, mice, mourning, mouse nests, moving, mysticism, poetry, poetry as meditation, spirituality, sumi-e
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