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Tag Archives: SBNR
listening
in that open moment when listening curiosity overtakes fear and Love enters in.
Posted in The Now
Tagged active listening, animal assisted chaplaincy, brush painting, chihuahua mix, curiosity, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, ink, ink brush painting, love, mysticism, papillon, papillon mix, papillons, poet, poetry, sacred listening, SBNR, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dog, toy dog profile, wordsmith
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recipe for old home remedy
recipe for peace: work, eat, play, nap, repeat.
Posted in Animal assisted therapy
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, dog, dog training, eat, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, Elizabeth Teal., love, nap, non-violence, painting, peace, poodle in armchair, sacred activism, SBNR, spirituality, sumi-e, therapy dog, working dogs
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mentoring peace
peace is possible…. look around you can see it everywhere – even if it is only a glimpse….. . but like a tiny seedling that needs nurturing, first it has to be seen, and tended not weeded. . two together … Continue reading
Posted in God's dog
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, comfort, dreams, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, friendship, give peace a change, harmony, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, meditation, nature, pax, peace, poetry, sacred activism, SBNR, sleeping dogs, social action, solace, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, two dogs, wisdom, zen
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Heights
On top of the roof We sat, For a chat. And looking out over the garden in the Sky, Six flights up We spy On the ledge A cat footed dog! Trotting the parapet, peering below… Not for the faint … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged dog on roof ledge, faith, fear, greenwich village, ink brush drawing, ink sketch, light, love, NYC, rescue, safety, SBNR
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Ancient Runes
the Sun is up! and i am standing in a spill of golden bright. next to me, at eye level is a furred sprite – and above yet another. they look look east and west, as i gaze north. … Continue reading
Posted in Statements of Faith
Tagged beloved community, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, fehu, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, morning meditation, nature, nature is my religion, poetry, runes, SBNR, spirituality, squirrels, sumi-e, sunshine, Unitarian Universalism, unity
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tabled
today i have been teaching the littlest canine the word ‘down’ she of course knows how to lie down, she does it all the time… she simply doesn’t know the English word for it … and why should she? just … Continue reading
frenemies
i live with two cats, who by actions and purr seem quite content with me… but toward each other there is no equity, only enmity. awake they hiss, so sleep is bliss! Back to back they nap, one on a … Continue reading
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, Tao Cats
Tagged animals, art, black cat, calico cat, cat fights, cats, caught in the middle, cold war, content, detante, humor, ink brush painting, lessons from cats, mediation, mediator, negotiations, poetic humor, SBNR, spirituality, sumi-e, two cats
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Squirrel and the Moon
Saw You today, playing in my yard, dancing on the fence, jumping limb to limb over the heads of cats, dogs and me. we all head Home in the end. but i wonder, on nights like this – do you … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged back yards, dancing, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ecology, full moon, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, nature is my religion, play, poetry, SBNR, spirituality, squirrels, sumi-e, The Seventh Principle, trees, Unitarian Universalism, web of life
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