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truth
that is my mother, we have the same name, she said, as she pointed to the wall of her room – following her finger i looked at the pictures taped to the vinyl wallpaper, but i saw no family photographs … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged alzheimers, angel, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted therapy, animals, art, Christian Mystic, Christmas, creche, dementia, dog, dogs visiting in nursing homes, eco-chaplaincy, family photos, interspecies spirituality, love, pet therapy, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, The meaning of Christmas, watercolor, wheelchair
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Cutenesses
i walk into the store and there was just too much to adore! able little humans – oh so cute squealed with delight, i wagged my tail at the sight! and wiggled and danced and they cuddled and pranced – … Continue reading
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, Blessings, joy
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, chihuahua mix, dog training, eco-chaplaincy, eco-mysticism, educating therapy dogs, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, papillion cross, papillion mix, poetry, small dogs, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dogs
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best day ever
best day. best day. best day ever. i will just sit here and enjoy it.
Posted in The Now
Tagged adopted cat, animal assisted chaplaincy, black cat, cat, cat in field, cats, eco-spirituality, faith, home, hope, love, meditation, nature, poetry, rescued cat, sacred space, spirituality, sumi-e
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Blue?
a blue jay was in the birch tree, hollering for all to see – was it a sonnet or misery? I do not know – i could not translate but someone could. you never know when or where Love will … Continue reading
OH, possum?
people shreek at me and say i am a giant rat – not that here is anything wrong with that – but i am an opossum – or so you have called me – i have my own secret name, … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, eco-spirituality, love, nature, nature is my religion, opossum, poetry, possum, rats, sacred names, shamanism, spirituality, sumi-e, vermin, watercolor
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old dog
i’m just an old dog with a long story and a short tale. shall we let our minds wag together in thanks for a moment, then we’ll both be on our ways?
following with thanks
following in our traditions, facing into the wind, we find our place in the sun. and give thanks. sumi-e on rag paper, scanned over an old piece of calendar photo of an eagle catching a salmon, sorry no ascription…but thank you … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, beach, bird, birds, birds in flight, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, shore birds, spirituality, sumi-e, Thanksgiving, tradition
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Small gratitudes
Posted in Animal assisted therapy
Tagged cartoon, dog, dog training, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, gratitude, humor, ink brush painting, love, nature, poetry, puppy with sock, sumi-e, Thanksgiving
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beyond the pale
in the center of the walk there is a small pale kitten. her shadow the same colour as her fur. she is as wild as she is pale, as am i.
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, cat, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, familiars, feral cats, gratitude, interspecies spirituality, kittens, love, mystic shamanism, nature, poetry, shamanic calling, soft grey kitten, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, universal shamanism, wild women
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travelin’
stuck in a car, stuck in traffic, a gentle messenger pedals past. sometimes the fastest ways are in the slowest lanes.
Posted in Dao Dogs
Tagged art, bicycles, dog in a bicycle basket, freedom, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, maltese, poetry, shihtsu, shihtzu, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, toy dogs, traveling with dogs, zen
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