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Tag Archives: recovery
Hands on
Today we went to many places filled with pain and suffering, perhaps You did too. yet, in the chaos of the day, there were repeated moments of Love and Grace. as there is everyday, if you look.
quilted comfort
cleaning and sorting sort of. in between moments of reminiscing the patchwork pieces of my life. Tabby cries, and tears roll down my face – rotted fabric falls apart, leaving only Love. i stitch my story together with You.
Posted in The Now
Tagged antique quilts, calico, eco-spirituality, grief, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, loss, love, mysticism, mystics, nature, old quilts, patchwork, poetry, quilting, recovery, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby cat, tiger cat
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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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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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Bravery, Quilts and Hope
Clutching a quilt of pink, purple and red, she sat on the edge of her hospital bed – The Poodle leaned gently against a patchwork rose – as she folded the quilt up to her chin. and unfolded her story. … Continue reading
facing forwards
We all have to look forward, sometimes we just need a little company to remind us. while we sit in our present moment. and re-learn how to wag our tales. thanks.
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, Blessings
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, depression, eco-spirituality, exhaustion, grief, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mourning, pet therapy, poetry, possibilities, recovery, spirituality, sumi-e, therapy dogs
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the sads
a wise woman once told me, “put your hand on your heart if you feel that your world is falling apart-“ and on the days when your hand can’t quite reach – I’ll be there for you.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, depression, feline assisted therapy, grief, home sick, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mental illness, nature, pet therapy, poetry, recovery, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, therapy cats
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Nature as a Guide
today, as i did my morning lauds, i saw in the grass, a wasp and a spider engaged in battle royal. it took me a moment to realize what i was looking at – between the i and the thou … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged battles, Buddhism, butterflies, eco-mysticism, growth, hope, ink brush painting, morning lauds, mysticism, nature is my religion, nature poetry, peace, personal growth, poetry, prayer, recovery, spiders, struggle, transformation, wasps, wolf spiders
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star gazing
they have names. because we name them. stars. fireworks. furred friends. do they name us? maybe not. we all get scared. what matters when we fall apart is that we are all a part of Love. we all get scared. the … Continue reading
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