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Tag Archives: prey
Focus
The dog sat at the base of the tree Fully focused On the possibilities above. The squirrel sat on the limb of a tree Fully focused On the possibilities below. Pray and prey may sound alike But one leads to … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, peace, poetry, prayer, prey, spirituality, squirrels, sumi-e
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Gifts
i received three gifts today – they were not wrapped – (unless you consider the purring) simply presented, in what i can only assume was some sort of escalating order, a bug, a lizard, a frog… Had i received the … Continue reading
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged beloved community, cats, dead bug, dead frog, dead lizard, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, feline, gift giving, gratitude practice, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, pearls before swine, poetry, predation, prey, spirituality, sumi-e
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Focus
above my head a cardinal called. i looked up, but saw a hawk instead. the hawk was watching a cat in the grass. I screamed my prayer of safety. Everybody flew away from me. prayers get answered in the strangest … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged answered prayers, bird watching, cardinals, cats, hawks, ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, interfaith, outdoor cats, pray, prayers, predatory cats, prey, salvation, SBNR, spirituality, sumi-e
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prey/pray
the miniature panther paced toward me, bird in mouth, proud. the human ran toward the cat, mouth open, praying. we are who we are. and we shape each other and our worlds. the prey was dropped, as was the prayer. … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, art, bird, birds, black cat, cat, cat catches bird, cat hunting bird, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, love, nature, poetry, prayer, prey, small finch, spirituality, sumi-e
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baby snakes
the baby snake ate the worm. they were almost the same size, now one was inside the other, like an arm inside a sleeve. we can not judge. we are all food, if only food for thought.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, art, baby snakes, earthworms, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, food, food for thought, interspecies spirituality, judge not, judgements, nature, predators, prey, snakes, spirituality, sumi-e
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Grounded
She landed right in front of him, Was he the prey? or simply caught in the moment.
Posted in The Now
Tagged bird, gratitude, grounded, hawks, ink brush meditiation, nature, prey, raptor, red shouldered hawk, spirituality, tao
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Gifts
We are often given gifts we don’t know we need. Especially presents of compassion and forgiveness.
Posted in The Now
Tagged compassion, dog, forgiveness, freedom, hunting, ink brush meditiation, mole, mouse, nature, prey, spirituality, terrier
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