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Nuts
sometimes when is seems the whole world has gone nuts, the only way to find peace is to sit. even if it is on the fence.
Ablutions and salvations
What? you locked me in the bathroom… what did you think i’d do? sometimes we all need to bathe, be sequestered, cloistered, sheltered by those we love, so that we can heal.
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged animals, art, black cat, blessings, cat, cats, gratitude, healing, hope, ICU, interspecies spirituality, isolation wards, love, recovery, spirituality, sumi-e, veterinarians
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grace blooms
it is october, and the sunflower which i thought was never going to bloom, developed buds yesterday… today she opened up her buds and smiled bright yellow to the blue sky. today i told a story about blooming. story, art … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, bees, blooming, buzzing, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, grace, ink brush painting, insects, interspecies spirituality, love, mysticism, nature, October, painting, poetry, spirituality, sunflowers
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Emergency
in and out of emergencies, we greet each new moment with hope.
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged black cat, cat, cats, emergency rooms, grace, gratitude, hope, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, intravenous fluids, IV, love, poetry, sumi-e, veterinarian offices
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prey/pray
the miniature panther paced toward me, bird in mouth, proud. the human ran toward the cat, mouth open, praying. we are who we are. and we shape each other and our worlds. the prey was dropped, as was the prayer. … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, art, bird, birds, black cat, cat, cat catches bird, cat hunting bird, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, love, nature, poetry, prayer, prey, small finch, spirituality, sumi-e
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Hop.
on a leaf i see a Giant. what is big? what is small? all is relative. and i look closer and am amazed! we are related, i see Your face!
Friends
the little old man pup can barely see, and so he take refuge under a friend. Step for step they walk thru grass, neither confident of the situation, they follow the path back home. we are likewise blind, though we … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged adopted dogs, animals, art, blessings, dachshund mix, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, friends, friendship, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, poetry, rescue dogs, SBNR, shelter, spirituality, standard poodle, sumi-e
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thoughts
thoughts are like things, they have both thorns and wings. but You just sit there on my paper, and my brush can not reach what i preach. yet, still i practice. hoping that some moment, (this one perhaps?) the tears … Continue reading
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged art, black cat, brush painting, cat, cats, daily meditation practice, eco-mysticism, flight, ink brush painting, love, magic, magik, majik, meditation, nature, poetry, practice what you preach, roses, spirituality, sumi-e, thorns
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make a joyful noise
the ram in joy unbound, danced and danced around but caught his horn upon a tree and it was separated – it from he. a sacrifice is always a gift, use it in the present. weep and make a joyful … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, art, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, gratitude, interspecies spirituality, Judaism, love, make a joyful noise, nature, poetry, ram's horn, sacrifice, shamanic calling, shamanism, Shofar, spirituality, sumi-e
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Friends
No matter now long it has been, good friends remind you. PLAY!
Posted in Dao Dogs, zen dog
Tagged adopted dog, all-american mixed breed, art, blessings, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, friendship, love, play bow, poodle, spirituality
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