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change agents
‘You made my day!’ can anybody make a day? ‘You changed my life today, no, you really did.’ these words repeated as the hands changed, as fingers entwined the curls of the dog’s fur – as hearts saw their world, … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged drug abuse, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, hand on top of dog, hope, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, life changing events, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, pet therapy, petting, poetry, possibilites, salvation, spirituality, suicide, sumi-e, transformation
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Logos
i meditate to find the logic of life and find a logo for this ministry of mine… but all reason eludes me as i try to elucidate the symbols for signage and letterhead….. i want to lie down with the … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged aho mitakuye oyasin, atonement, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, fables, god in each other, gratitude, Indra's Net, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, lion nad th elamb, logic, logo, logos, mysticism, nature, poetry, sacred texts, salvation, spirituality, story-telling, sumi-e, symbols, the Lion and the mouse, Yom Kippur
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Blue skies and shadows
Somedays we are so focused on our reverie, we fail to see the shadows that are right over our heads! I stand in a field of green looking up at a sky of blue – thrilled by the sight of … Continue reading
Posted in God's dog, The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted spiritual direction, being saved, blessings, dogs with bones, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, hawks, humility, ink brush painting, love, nature, poetry, predatory behavior, sacred inquiry, salvation, shadow work, shadows, shamanism, soaring, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dogs
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Love
i fell in love (again) today. It was only for a moment. It will be forever. Our eyes met. My heart melted. Are you a Landseer? I asked. We were still waiting on the curb for the light to change. … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged border collie, Bordercollie, dogs, extentable leashes, flexi leashes, grace, ink brush painting, Landseer, love, mediation, saint bernard, salvation, SBNR, 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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Field of Dreams
in the field of dreams, the dog is inside, the rain has stopped and the grass is sweet. in the field of dreams the cage door is opened and i can run safe as well as free. in the field … Continue reading
Posted in Bunny Blessings & Rabbit Roamings
Tagged bunnies, cage door, dogs, dreams, endless possibilities, equality, field of dreams, freedom, hopes, open doors, rabbits, safety, salvation, spirituality, Spring
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sweet dream
small hound lost now found a sofa now is holy ground, as sweet snoozes in the air resound. Grace is home, safe and sound.
Posted in The Now
Tagged beagle mix, canines, grace, home, hound mix, love, naps, poetry, rescue hound, safety, salvation, sumi-e, sweet dreams
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car accidents, survival and loss
a cardinal landed on a sculpture in my garden, made from an old engine block. made by an old friend who credited it with saving her life – so she melted it and poured it into a clay mold she … Continue reading
Posted in Cardinal Rules, Winged wisdoms
Tagged best friends, car accidents, car crash, car crashes, cardinal, grief, hope, loss, mourning, salvation, sculpture, sculpture from engine blocks, spring break
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