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Tag Archives: spiritual direction
Squeaky tales
There is no monster under the bed, No lumps in the mattresses, Nothing that a little sacred inquiry can not reveal. A cat named Squeak teaches me that The opposite of fear just might be curiosity! Hmmmm, I wonder…
Posted in The Now
Tagged cats under covers, ink, meditation, painting, sacred inquiry, spiritual direction, spiritual growth
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lens
sometimes little things seem bigger than they are, somethings are just the matter of a little time. all depends on the lens you use to view – and who is chasing you.
Posted in The Now
Tagged anole, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, lens, little lizard behind a water glass, lizard in my kitchen, lizards, meditation, mysticism, nature, perspectives, poetry, predatory cats, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e
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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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Did you hear the fall?
speak words of Love, gently, to all beings.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, bird, birds, birds squabbling, brush painting, cardinals, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, female cardinals, first principle project, forest for the trees, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, male cardinals, meditation, mysticism, nature, nature as a guide, poetry, sacred listening, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e
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pointing
an ancient Buddhist teaching tells me the finger pointing to the moon is not the moon. neither is your beak the sun, yet You point me to it, and the radiance of this day. a finger, a beak or a … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted spiritual direction, birds, Buddhism, cranes, eaching, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, enlightenment, finger pointing to th emoon, herons, interspecies spirituality, love, mysticism, nature, shamanism, Spiritual Counseling, spiritual direction, spirituality, theology
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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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Heart shaped
Your ears are the shape of hearts, opened upside down, So You may hear my heart song. Even as you munch on a noodle, Sleep in the crook of my arm, Or climb the mountain of me… There is … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged comfort, dumbo rats, friendship, line drawing of a rat, love, mysticism, pet rats, pocket pets, poetry, rodents, spiritual direction, trust
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whole cloth
she walked into my life and is still helping me put the pieces together when things feel like they are coming apart. we may look all patchwork on the outside – but inside we are all love.
Posted in The Now
Tagged adopting cats, animal assisted chaplaincy, bereavement, calico cat, cats, feline salvation, feral cats, grief, inter-species spirituality, interspecies spiritual direction, loss, love, mourning, patchwork, pet therapy, quilting, spiritual direction, things fall apart
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chasing
somedays you are being chased, somedays you are chasing. STOP! Leap to higher ground!
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, cat chasing cat, cats, chasing, culture of busy, eco-chaplaincy, ink brush painting, leap, leaping, poetry, sacred art, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, wisdom
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