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Tag Archives: metaphor
Squirrel Wisdom
i was given a gift, a surprise! a piece of fire and ancient sun, strung with bits of tiger’s eyes and ancient coral – a necklace of sunlight and fire from a friend, it matches some earrings my mother wore, … Continue reading →
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Tagged amber, animal assisted chaplaincy, art, coral, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, gifts, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, metaphor, nature, necklaces, poetry, sacred path, spirituality, squirrels, sumi-e, tiger's eye, wisdom
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the new normal
when you loose your tail, they tell you it will grow back. they tell you, you will grow a new one. and that seems to be true. but it is never the same as the old tale. even if it … Continue reading →
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Tagged 9-11, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted crisis response, anoles, art, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, greiving, grief recovery, in metaphor we trust, life is illusion, lizard, meditation, metaphor, mysticism, poetry, spirituality, tail-less lizards, trauma recovery
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beast in a box
look! there is a beast in the box, are they trying to escape through a small hole… or are they hunting something more illusive than freedom? Play!
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waiting wake-up
i feel Him before i see him. my eyes are still closed, but i know he is staring at me. not quite ready to pounce, he waits, trusting. he trusts that if i do not awaken soon, He has the … Continue reading →
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Tagged black cat, cat alarm clock, cat staring at human, cats, enlightenment, interspecies spirituality, metaphor, mysticism, poetry, sacred cats, SBNR, spirituality, sumi-e, trust, waking up
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stair steps
sometimes you think you are at the top of the stairs… only to realize you are only on the landing…. and your favorite toy has bounced back down……..
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Tagged American Bulldog, animals, art, blessings, bulldog, bulldog puppy, bulldogs, dog, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, english bulldog, faith, interspecies spirituality, love, metaphor, nature, stairs, stairs to enlightenment, tao, zen
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Duality?
Do not confuse the shadow on the wall, with the silhouette in the sky.
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Tagged art, bird, birds, Buddhism, confusion, duality, eco-spirituality, flight, fly, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interspirituality, metaphor, shadow on the wall, silhouette, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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