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Tag Archives: nature is my religion
blue heron
in a small pond the fountain spouts, and six canadian geese hang out on a layover flight. a blue heron watches it all. She is home.
Posted in Blessings
Tagged bird, birds, blue heron, Canadian Geese, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, home, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, nature is my religion, poetry, retention pond, spirituality, sumi-e, water birds
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swamp kitty?
stopped by the side of an almost road, i’m looking into the tangle of vines and suddenly You appear Confidently walking across my path – “what?” You seemed to say, “people think you are domestic too!”
Posted in The Now
Tagged domestic cats, domesticity, feral cats, mysticism, nature is my religion, pax, peace, Siamese cats, spiritual paths, wild at heart
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Nature as a Guide
today, as i did my morning lauds, i saw in the grass, a wasp and a spider engaged in battle royal. it took me a moment to realize what i was looking at – between the i and the thou … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged battles, Buddhism, butterflies, eco-mysticism, growth, hope, ink brush painting, morning lauds, mysticism, nature is my religion, nature poetry, peace, personal growth, poetry, prayer, recovery, spiders, struggle, transformation, wasps, wolf spiders
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Sun crow
sun crow slides down on a shaft of light. Vilified and sanctified, she lives in the spaces between. Neither evil nor good, She simply is.
beauty
sunset – sunrise, beauty is before me. beside me. behind me. how can you come into my home as if no one lived here? how are you so blind as to say – “there is nothing here?” Beauty is HERE. … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged beauty is before me, camping, developers, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, eco-theology, ecology, environmentalis, environmentalist, florida, landscape painting, nature, nature is my religion, pace, pax, saltlife, SBNR, Spiritual ecology, sumi-e, sunrise, sunset, wetlands
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You
You yeah, YOU! It’s ok to be the loud bird in the tree. Sing your song!
Posted in The Now
Tagged bird in tree, birds, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, joy, make a joyful noise, nature as a guide, nature is my religion, singing, song, Spring, sumi-e
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blogs and breathing
so do you want to be on a blog tonight? no. i want your sandwich. if i give you a piece of my sandwich – suddenly i will be surrounded by millions of gulls wanting pieces of my sandwich… oh, … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted spiritual direction, blogging, breathe, daily meditation practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, garbage pails, meditating on the beach, meditation on the beach, nature is my religion, seagulls, seagulls on beach
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drumming
the ground is frozen. ice creates glass garments on the ferns temporarily given them a temporary air of permanence and yet the drum beat of spring sounds thru the woods. breakfast!
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