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Tag Archives: mourning
The present
sometimes in opening the present, we find the past. today was like that. ribbons everywhere – and dreams of a Bunny. Love is always there, always here – even if it’s catalysts have gone…. even if we forget to remember…. … Continue reading
Posted in Bunny Blessings & Rabbit Roamings, The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, bunnies, collage, eco-chaplaincy, grief, house rabbits, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, mourning, nature, pet loss, pet rabbits, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, watercolor painting, watercolour
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the big black hole
do you ever find yourself staring down a big black hole? and then from out of nowhere, cold water comes splashing down – breaking your concentration? yup, thats reality. lap it up.
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, cat, cat in tub, cat under dripping faucet, cats, depression, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, faith, ink brush painting, love, meditation, mourning, nature, poetry, reality, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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Gutters and Flight
when someone is down and out, they used to say they were in the gutter, a low and disgusting place – like rock bottom – (as if the rock clans of granite and marble, sandstone and turquoise were somehow not … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, Winged wisdoms
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, bird, birds, crow, crows, down and out, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, grief, ink brush painting, interspirituality, mourning, mysticism, nature, poetry, rock bottom, roof gutters, sad, spirituality, sumi-e, the rock people
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facing forwards
We all have to look forward, sometimes we just need a little company to remind us. while we sit in our present moment. and re-learn how to wag our tales. thanks.
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, Blessings
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, depression, eco-spirituality, exhaustion, grief, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mourning, pet therapy, poetry, possibilities, recovery, spirituality, sumi-e, therapy dogs
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greener grass
a small slip of old paper slides out of an older file. a reminder of a rabbit, who long ago longed for greener pastures. reflections of peace – the grass may seem greener in the meadows of our minds, but … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, eco-spirituality, grieving, house rabbits, ink brush painting, love, mourning, mysticism, nature, peace, pet bunnies, pet loss, pet rabbits, poetry, sacred presence, spirituality, sumi-e
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Comforts
sometimes you just miss your friends. Even though You know you will see them again.
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, Blessings, grief, mourning, pet loss
Tagged Buddha, compassion, fat gal, grey cat, ink painting, loss, mourning, mysticism, painting on cotton, poetry, solace, spirituality, standard poodle, sumi-e
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whole cloth
she walked into my life and is still helping me put the pieces together when things feel like they are coming apart. we may look all patchwork on the outside – but inside we are all love.
Posted in The Now
Tagged adopting cats, animal assisted chaplaincy, bereavement, calico cat, cats, feline salvation, feral cats, grief, inter-species spirituality, interspecies spiritual direction, loss, love, mourning, patchwork, pet therapy, quilting, spiritual direction, things fall apart
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car accidents, survival and loss
a cardinal landed on a sculpture in my garden, made from an old engine block. made by an old friend who credited it with saving her life – so she melted it and poured it into a clay mold she … Continue reading
Posted in Cardinal Rules, Winged wisdoms
Tagged best friends, car accidents, car crash, car crashes, cardinal, grief, hope, loss, mourning, salvation, sculpture, sculpture from engine blocks, spring break
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prints
paw prints on my heart? no. hand prints. yes, we all grieve that love.
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal grief, art, cat, cats, eco-chaplaincy, grieving, interspecies spirituality, loss, love, mourning, sumi-e
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old and new
i go to the vet today to pick up a very very small box: the cremains of a very small dog with a very big heart. a very old dog who i painted far less than the lessons he taught. … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged boxer puppy, daily practice, dog, grief, mourning, puppies first time at the vet
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