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Tag Archives: pocket pets
Blue
captivated by a guinea pig named Blue. i remembered a thing or two…. sometimes the best thing, sometimes the only thing, is to be with You. . even if You are very small, and blue.
Posted in The Now
Tagged adopt, amo, animal assisted chaplaincy, blue, cavy, depression, greiving, grief, guinea pig, healing, i love you, ink brush meditations, ink brush painting, love, mysticism, pet rodents, piggies, pocket pets, poetry, rodents as pets, spirituality, support, water color
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safety
They say there are only two emotions: Love and Fear. from the safety of my pocket i can explore your world – (with the help from a friend,) i can learn the ways of love. They say there are only … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged adopted dog, animal assisted chaplaincy, chihuahua mix, dog training, eco-chaplaincy, ink brush meditiation, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, painting on fabric, papillion mix, pet therapy, pocket pets, poetry, socializing a dog, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dog
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Heart shaped
Your ears are the shape of hearts, opened upside down, So You may hear my heart song. Even as you munch on a noodle, Sleep in the crook of my arm, Or climb the mountain of me… There is … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged comfort, dumbo rats, friendship, line drawing of a rat, love, mysticism, pet rats, pocket pets, poetry, rodents, spiritual direction, trust
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Solace Solstice
The poets and the peoples speak of ‘falling in love.’ They tell us to ‘follow our hearts’. How can i do both? When one leaves me so free falling – feeling out of control, and the other makes me feel … Continue reading
1 coat
softest coat of anyone. and it is mine. ( 150 make one for a human, size 8) critically endangered in the wild, farmed for fur, breed for pets – (we still love the cool high rocky places of our great … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal poetry, animal welfare, chinchilla coats, chinchillas as pets, fur trade, heart centered, love, pet poetry, pocket pets, poetry, rodents as pets, starter pets, sumi-e
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Pocket Pet
out of her purse he popped – clutching onto a teddy bear. much to both our surprise, we saw each others eyes – as uninvited hands from humans of all ages began to come from everywhere to touch the wild … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, art, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, interspecies spirituality, marmosets as pets, pet monkeys, pocket pets, pygmy marmosets, sumi-e
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crumbs
i return to the darkened studio by myself and yet, i am not alone… Startled! does eating cookies count as stirring? what about the crumbs? (Silly – You are never alone, neither am I.)
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Tagged art, cookies, eating cookies, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, mice, mouse, pet mice, pocket pets, rodents, spirituality, stirring, sumi-e, twas the night before Christmas, wild mice
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Please
she looked up at me. and i looked up at her, even thought my gaze was lowered. what a wonderful being is a guinea pig! How perfect and compact. How happy filled her chirps are – how amazing her tiny … Continue reading
accessories
pocket pets don’t live in pockets really, even if they travel that way occasionally. My natural habitat is not a pocketbook – I am not an accessory. but I can be your friend. and i do like staying with you … Continue reading
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Tagged accessories, animals, art, chichuahua, dog, dogs, eco-spirituality, handbags, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, nature, pet carriers, pocket pets, rescue dogs, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dogs
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