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side by side
we do not have to see eye to eye to stand side by side.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, beloved community, community, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, feral cats, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, sacred activism, sacred activist, solidarity, spirituality, sumi-e, unity, zen
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come sing a song with me…
they say that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, but what if there are two in the bush, right in front of you – knee high? oh nothing is worth more than a duet of … Continue reading
Patched up.
As i sit here and heal, my teacher arrives: Watch and purr. and pray. you are mending, it will all be ok!
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, Tao Cats
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, bad fall, calico cat, calico cats, cat, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, healing, interspecies spirituality, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, recovery, spirituality, sumi-e
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pillow talk
beside me on a pillow a small snore reminds me…. dream.
Posted in The Now
Tagged adopted dog, animal assisted chaplaincy, chihuahua mix, dreams, dreamtime, gratitude, hope, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, naps, nature, papillion mix, Papillions, poetry, puppy love, sacred dreaming, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dogs dogs on the bed
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soft grey naps
on soft grey rainy days, when we feel boxed into a corner, sometimes we all need soft grey naps. and sweet dreams.
Did you hear the fall?
speak words of Love, gently, to all beings.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, bird, birds, birds squabbling, brush painting, cardinals, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, female cardinals, first principle project, forest for the trees, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, male cardinals, meditation, mysticism, nature, nature as a guide, poetry, sacred listening, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e
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prayers
sometimes, all you need to do is ask.
Posted in God's dog, Gratitudes
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, ask and it is given, ask and it shall be given, canine body language, dogs, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, manners, mysticism, nature, please, poetry, seek, spirituality, standard poodles, sumi-e
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Pondering
it may seem like i go from here to there without a care, wandering, lost in thought. but i am simply pondering the possibilities.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art meditation, attention, chihuahua mix, dog, focus, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, meditation, nature, not all who wander are lost, papillion cross, papillion mix, poetry, pondering, possibilities, self reflection, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dogs
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Comfort
i didn’t know where You were, I searched and searched. and when I found you? I thought You were dead! but then You peed – all over my comforter……. what a relief! for You and me. i never thought i … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, black cat, blessings, cat, cat pees the bed, comfort, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, laundry, love, nature, nursing a sick cat, poetry, recovery, sick cat, spirituality, sumi-e
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