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Tag Archives: radical hospitality
at the edge
desire, love, & longing, everything really is about belonging. . All are welcome at the Table. COME. SIT. STAY.
toys
Her face was white, Her fur was grey, well what was left of it… Her tail no longer a plume, but a whip with a tassel – yet still it waved in greeting to the person she could no longer … Continue reading
Posted in God's dog
Tagged aging, aging dog, animal assisted chaplaincy, art, chinese brush painting, daily meditation practice, dog poetry, Elizabeth Teal., greeting, Husky, husky mix, ink, ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, love, Ministry of Animals, old dogs, poetry, radical hospitality, rice paper, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dogs, velveteen rabbit
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Hello!
i enter home again and am greeted with a spinning wagging happiness! such JOY! is it me? or simply She knows the ways of radical hospitality that heal a weary soul.
Posted in animal facilitated chaplaincy
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, dog, dogs, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, greeting, happiness, healing, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, radical hospitality, spirituality, sumi-e, tail wagging, toy dog, welcome
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surprise
the storm had let up, the winds had stopped, i opened the door and in someone hopped – one never nose who you might meet – so be prepared to always be sweet.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, children's poem, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, frogs, funny poem, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, nature, poetic humor, poetry, poodle, poodles, radical hospitality, rainstorms, sumi-i, surprises, tropical rainstorms, water color painting
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Guests
i looked up to find someone new on my sofa! what does the request for radical hospitality look like to You? for St. Francis it was a leper warning him to stay away… and the Holy Spirit sent him forth … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged angels, animal assisted chaplaincy, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, feral cats, ink brush painting, ink drawing, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, radical hospitality, spirituality, St. Francis, sumi-e
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chew
one of us is big, one of us is small. one of us is younger. one of us is older. one of us just moved here. one of us has lived here for a long time. two by two we … Continue reading
Stripes
as i child i was told “it takes all ages and stripes” and “You can’t tell a tiger to change his stripes” – not to mention somehow i needed to “earn my stripes” but no one ever said, “there will … Continue reading
wasp & bee
lining the metal shelves of the studio amid the pinecones and glaze pots, the clay bins and pot stilts are kiln posts – (hollow fire brick to rest the shelves on in the kiln-) all heights so as not to … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged bees, home, honey bees, ink brush painting, insects, nature, poetry, radical hospitality, seasonal workers, shelter, spirituality, sumi-e, wasps
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guests
remember, hang in there! all are welcome, all are worthy.
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