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Tag Archives: love
tap tap tap into it
when i first enter the meadow all i hear is tap tap tap tappah tap tap. i look everywhere and see nothing. suddenly all is quiet – i look up and see You!
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, art, birds, blessings, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, nature, peace, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, tapping, wisdom, woodpecker, zen
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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.
Posted in The Now
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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watch, look, see
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged art, bird, birds, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, egret, ink brush painting, interspirituality, love, mindfulness, nature, path, poetry, raising up, sacred path, small crane, spirituality, sumi-e
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ANNIVERSARY
Today is the anniversary of my fourth year of posting my daily ink brush practice blog posts. i didn’t notice. time. but i was reminded by Love and the gift of rice paper. all is gratitude. all is evolving. we … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, anniversary, compassion, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, equity, evolutionary spirituality, evolving, gratitude, human animal bond, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, justice, love, realtionships, shamanism, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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RUDEness
i feel like i am surrounded by rudeness! everywhere – like an epidemic and now you! even as you bark at me i see your fear. and mine goes away. rudeness is in fact quite contagious. and i am feeling … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged black labs, canine body language, compassion, dog, dog aggression, dog training, eco-chaplaincy, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, labrador retriever, lack of manners, love, nature, over threshold, poetry, protection dogs, rude behavior, scared dogs, spirituality, sumi-e
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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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poured
poured out tears fears surrounded by love even empty i am full.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, cat, collage, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, enzo, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, stamp art, sumi-e, tao, zen
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freedom
i see you under the bush, hiding…scared, gently, i step back and i watch You step out into the sunlight – i see the cost of your freedom. at some point all of us have been trapped – may it … Continue reading
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Tagged cat, cats, ear tipping, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, feral cats, freedom, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, poetry, SNR, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby, tabby cat, TNR, TNSR, trap. neuter. release
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