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Gifts from above

Posted on August 5, 2016 by eteal

i am cleaning. it is hot. i find a blanket in a box, it had been the winter home of moths and mice, toss it on the floor to be washed unwittingly tossing it onto the kittens – a gift … Continue reading →

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Posted in Tao Cats | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, blankets, cat poetry, cleaning, exploration, humor, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, kittens, kittens playing, life lessons, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, sorting, spirituality, sumi-e, unexpected | Leave a comment

but it’s a mess out there…

Posted on August 3, 2016 by eteal

i look out my window and there is a beautiful zebra longwing butterfly perfectly placed in a single pane, the edges of the multi-panel moulding acting as a frame – exiting my room, i enter into the world, and the … Continue reading →

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Posted in The Now | Tagged art, butterfly medicine, buttterflies, collage, equality, freedom, hope, ink, interspirituality, metaphor, nature, poetry, shamanism, spirituality, stamp art, sumi-e, zebra longwing | Leave a comment

comfort

Posted on August 2, 2016 by eteal

i am under the weather, but it is only a simple storm, still, even in the simplest of storms, the thunder and lightening can be frightening. i’s always nice to hear, it’s gonna be ok. and it will. honest.

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Posted in therapy dog | Tagged aat, animal assisted chaplaincy, being sick, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, healing, health, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, pet therapy, poetry, poodle, spirituality, standard poodle, sumi-e | Leave a comment

care crow

Posted on August 2, 2016 by eteal

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Posted in Winged wisdoms | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal totems, caring, clever, compassions, crows, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, inquiry, journeying, listening to wildlife, love, nature, shamanism, spirit guids, sumi-e, winged wisdom, wisdom | Leave a comment

Reptilian?

Posted on July 29, 2016 by eteal

yet again today several articles came into my view, and then a conversation or two – telling me to by-pass, beat, and rise above my reptilian brain for the sake of my spiritual development, and my personal self actualization. . … Continue reading →

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Posted in The Now | Tagged advice, Ancient One, animal assisted chaplaincy, anoles, brain stem, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, interspecies spirituality, mysticism, nature, new age, poetry, reptilian brain, spiritual direction, sumi-e | Leave a comment

weed’em and reap

Posted on July 27, 2016 by eteal

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Posted in joy, Winged wisdoms | Tagged amo, bees, butterfly, echinaea, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, faith, gardening, hate, hope, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, love, nature, nature is my religion, poetry, polinators, spirituality, sumi-e | Leave a comment

well, shut my mouth!

Posted on July 26, 2016 by eteal

on my way to morning lauds, my thoughts were flying elsewhere. Suddenly a beetle flew onto my lips! reactive more than attentive, my curiosity dampened with surprise, i flicked it off with my hand. It landed on the ground at … Continue reading →

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Posted in Animal assisted therapy, True Stories | Tagged beetles, bug, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, gratitude, humor, ink brush painting, insect, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, lips, love, mindful meditation, morning lauds, mouth, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e | Leave a comment

Alight

Posted on July 14, 2016 by eteal

After a day of flying It feels good to finally alight. And suddenly you are surrounded by other frequent fliers, All seeking love. The fireflies only confirming what we already know. Love is here, it’s up to us to light … Continue reading →

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Posted in The Now | Tagged fireflies, flying, love, nature, plane travel, poetry, sacred activism, seeking, spiritual direction, spirituality | 1 Comment

bloom where your planted

Posted on July 13, 2016 by eteal

i planted a Sweet Annie antique rose today. and i thought of many things, of toil and soil, of past love and presents in the arms of friends. Bloom where you are planted. but don’ t forget to look for … Continue reading →

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Posted in Gratitudes, pet loss, The Now, True Stories | Tagged antique roses, bloom where you are planted, cat, dog, friendship, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, poetry, reflections, spirituality, sumi-e, trellis | Leave a comment

crow on post

Posted on July 12, 2016 by eteal

thunder is rumbling and lightening is flashing i can see the storm cloud dark and menacing… but over my head the sky is blue and i look up and i see You. and i know this storm soon will pass.

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Posted in The Now | Tagged bad weather, blue sky, crow, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, lightening, love, meditation, metaphor, mystic poetry, mysticism, nature, poetry, real life, spirituality, Storm, sumi-e | Leave a comment

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Gifts from above

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but it’s a mess out there…

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comfort

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care crow

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weed’em and reap

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well, shut my mouth!

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Alight

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crow on post

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