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Tag Archives: mindfulness practice
An Anole on a Bowl
Making dinner, reaching for what i needed – in kitchen and heart – yet not paying attention to either – suddenly, there, in my hand was an anole on a bowl! holding onto the tilted rim, frozen in surprise and … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged anole, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., florida, food for the soul, freeze, ink brush painting, kitchen, lizard in my kitchen, making dinner, mindful meditation, mindfulness practice, Ministry of Animals, poetry, reptile, spirituality, sumi-e, supper
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STAY!
STAY. she cried as her hand – old, tender frail – wrapped around his collar. stay. she pleaded… or was it a prayer? Stay. but the answer must be no. we must all go. STAY HERE, NOW. it is all … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged aat, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted therapies, dog, dog training, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, meditation, mindfulness practice, mysticism, nature, nursing home, obedience, pet therapy, poetry, prayer, spirituality, standard poodle, sumi-e
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Please
please, may i? just for a moment – have a moment? there is only this moment. now. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! thank you. a cookie would be nice too……..
landings
i sit and watch a bird sitting in a bush, in as much as a bird can sit. i will watch with you, but i do not sit – i perch, or stand or fly. but all of us watch, … Continue reading
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged continuous practice, daily practice, do birds sit?, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, love, meditation, mindfulness practice, mysticism, nature, poetry, sitting, sparrow, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zazen, zen
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bookmarks
i can not see thru you, or around you – can’t you tell i am trying to read? clearly,You have other ideas. if only i would open my eyes and see.
Posted in The Now
Tagged Carthes, cats, cats on books, corporate brainwashing, ink painting, mindfulness, mindfulness practice, mysticism, oligarchy, poetry, reading, sacred activism, sumi-e, unilever
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waiting and forgiveness
in this moment of waiting and watching…. it is easy to feel so separate from love and forgiveness. but Love is always there – as is Forgiveness.
traffic lessons
The tree was filled with birds, fluttering down to the ground, dashing back to the safety of the branches – occasionally soaring into the blue, and returning to the camouflage of spanish moss and oak. the cat slept in the … Continue reading
watching
somedays, when it seems like all you are doing is watching the world go by, who is watching you? observations are as important as observers. observe your world with love.
Posted in The Now
Tagged cat, dog and human watching, family pets, mindfulness practice, mysticism, observations, observers, spirituality, sumi-e, viewers, watchers, witness self
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eggs and baskets
all day i painted enzo circles of emptiness filled with possibilities and potentials. but none were as real as the ones that surrounds us. High in a tree, on a low bough the emptiness awaits fullness. What do you feather … Continue reading
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged art, bird, birds, birds nest, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, emptiness practice, enzo, feather your nest, ink brush meditation, inner-spirituality, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, love, mindfulness practice, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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meditation lessons
sit with friends. study with masters. practice daily and purr.
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged animals, art, calico cat, cat, cats, daily practice, happiness, ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, meditation practice, mindfulness practice, nature, purr, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zazen, zen
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