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Tag Archives: mysticism
FOCUS
looking down i see you so still, so focused, so silent. and yet i know, you are ready to spring into action when the opportunity presents itself. i too, must not loose focus – i too must be ready. i … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, black cats, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, meditation, mystic s, mysticism, nature, opportunities, poetry, practice, predatory behavior, prepared, ready, sacred activism, spirituality, sumi-e
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roost
i did not see You anywhere – compassion seems to have fled given way to corruption instead… i sit outside to meditate as i mediate the emotions of my head.. look up , says the voice within – and there … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, birdwatching, cranes, depression, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, florida, hope, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, long leaf pines, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, pace, painting, pine needles, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, white feathers
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solace
into the circle of sleep, dream into the circle of dreams, wake. the world is round. all things are possible.
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Tagged dog, dogs, dream time, dreams, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, hope, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, meditation, mysticism, poetry, possiblities, sleep, spirituality, sumi-e
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landings
where ever we land may we land safely – may we remember Love. and may we continue to leap into the great mystery with compassion.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, cat leaping, compassion, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, God, hope, ink brush painting, jumping, mystery, mysticism, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Bugging
wellll – i can’t say there ain’t no bugs on me, cuz all day long there wuz – from mosquitos that want to suck my blood to tiny little gnats – and then You show up and landing right on … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged amo, animal assisted chaplaincy, bugs, divine, earth, eco-chaplaincy, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, humor, insects, interspirituality, mystic, mysticism, nature, pace, poetry, sacred, sumi-e
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balance
Since the dawn of time, some artists have wanted to capture the light….. others needed to paint the dark…. neither fully realizing we need both to see You.
Wanting
if i stare at it hard enough, it will be mine! . (but what is it?)
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, brush painting, cartoon, choice, choosing, dog, dog begging, humor, ideas, ink brush meditiation, mysticism, spiritual humor, sumi-e, tao, wanting, zen
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change agents
‘You made my day!’ can anybody make a day? ‘You changed my life today, no, you really did.’ these words repeated as the hands changed, as fingers entwined the curls of the dog’s fur – as hearts saw their world, … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged drug abuse, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, hand on top of dog, hope, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, life changing events, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, pet therapy, petting, poetry, possibilites, salvation, spirituality, suicide, sumi-e, transformation
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