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Tag Archives: meditation
overwhelmed
overwhelmed and lost i turn to the crow beside to road, looking for wisdom, i hear to hoots of the owl — but all i understand are echoes of my own insecurities – and the fact that this real owl … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged American crow, birds, crow, Earth centered spirituality, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, gratitude, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, lost, love, love poem, meditation, mysticism, nature, nature as a guide, owl, poetry, road, shamanism, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, traveling
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image
in the sky or in the earth you are worthy You have worth no matter what or where your birth.
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged all are worthy, cat, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, enzo, Father Sky, goddess, good woman, graven images, hobo signs, imagining God, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, meditation, Mother Nature, mysticism, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, worship
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Come! Sit!
the back door was open and the dogs were out…running….and barking….and chasing…. a cat? so i called called them to COME. SIT. and they all did! (we are far more alike than we are different)
Posted in The Now
Tagged beloved community, cats and dogs together, come, dog training, humor, meditation, multi-pet households, papillon, pet training, recalls, standard poodle, sumi-e, toy mixed breed, unity
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centering prayer
construction trucks go beep beep beep. awakening me from delightful sleep and the house is shaking from bottom to top – oh when will this road work every stop! then head to toe into myself i must go, and find … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged cat enzo, construction vehicles, Elizabeth Teal., enzo, feline, humor, ink, meditation, poetry, purr, rice paper, road work, silly poetry, sleep, sumi-e
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a meowment
A reminder of past loves, from a stranger with white gloves. The white pawed cat sat. and so did i.
Posted in The Now
Tagged brush painting, cat with white paws, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, feral cat, gloves, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, kittens' with mittens, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, zazen
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partners
i saw a tiny bug tucked into a blossom. they belonged together. love blooms in unexpected places but requires tender care and understanding.
Posted in The Now
Tagged bloom, blossom, bug, camillia flower, care, compassion, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, gardening, ink brush painting, love, meditation, nature, poetry, sumi-e, Valentine Blessings
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learning curve
i spent the afternoon studying a great blue heron… on a piece of paper, in a class on Chinese painting… a picture of a picture to be painted… struggling to find my beginner’s mind. there is nothing like learning a … Continue reading
Pause with paws
walking surrounded by people, i pause for a moment on the grass. i look down and there You are looking up, mohawked and hot, you rest in my shade…. i bask in your Love. Oh spaniel – thank you for … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, cocker spaniel, dog, faith, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, meditation, mohawk clip, poetry, shade, spirituality, sumi-e
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