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atop the pole the crow looked up… at what? i could not say – but i stayed and looked up too.
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged American crow, animal assisted chaplaincy, crows, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, feeling better, healing, hope, ink, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, meditation, mystic shamanism, mysticism, nature as a guide, pax, poetry, practical faith, prayer, spirituality, sumi-e, sumi-e ink, universal shamanism, worship
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piecemeal patchwork
i pet a cat called Calico (she was not, of course, made of cloth) and i met a dog named Patch – (unfrayed, he had mended a heart) . i ponder about all bits and pieces of building relationships….. and … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged calico, cats, dog training clients, dogs, eco-mysticism, felines, ink, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, pace, Patch, pax, poetry, quilting, rice paper, spirituality, sumi-e, testimony, water color, water colour
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mentoring peace
peace is possible…. look around you can see it everywhere – even if it is only a glimpse….. . but like a tiny seedling that needs nurturing, first it has to be seen, and tended not weeded. . two together … Continue reading
Posted in God's dog
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, comfort, dreams, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, friendship, give peace a change, harmony, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, meditation, nature, pax, peace, poetry, sacred activism, SBNR, sleeping dogs, social action, solace, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, two dogs, wisdom, zen
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Lessons from the past
Emily tells us that Hope is a thing with wings… (or at least feathers) if so, it sings. (no matter the weather) it is up to us to listen to the song – it’s up to us to sing along.
treed
look up. there. in the tree! how high is She? will she be able to get down to the ground? wait- who is there? how did You get on the other side of the fence? what do you mean, i … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, art, cat, cat in tree, daily life, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, hole in fence, ink, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, life with pets, love, mysticism, nature, pace, painting, pax, poetry, spirituality, toy dog
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Conclave
the conclave gathered, no cardinals were in attendance – (no bishops either ) only birds of a feather on a lawn together….. attending to the business at hand. . the other name for the turkey vulture is a peace eagle. … Continue reading
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged bird watching, birding, bishop, cardinals, eagles, eco-mysticism, interspecies spirituality, love, mysticism, nature, pace, pax, peace, poetry, sacred community, spirituality, sumi-e, turkey vultures
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friends in high places
The met on the edge of the roof, (though some would say they met in the gutter) and even though they did not speak the same language, it was a moment of Grace.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, back yard wildlife, bird, cardinal, communication, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, grace, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, nature, pace, pax, peace, poetry, roof gutters, spirituality, squirrel, sumi-e, wild life
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Peace
please do not confuse stillness with peace. peace needs both wings working together to take flight. peace is only possible through action. breathe in and out. take flight.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, doves in flight, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, meditation, nature, pace, parliament of worlds religions, pax, peace, poetry, sacred activism, spirituality, sumi-e, wage peace, work together
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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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sunny landings
it is so hot. inside and out. Yes, We must stand in the Light… but we can still rest in the petals of the Sun.
Posted in The Now
Tagged anger, art, dragonflies, dragonfly, flower petals, love, mysticism, nature, pace, pax, peace, poetry, standing in the light, standing on the side of love, sumi-e, summer heat, sunflower
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