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Family

Posted on February 13, 2016 by eteal

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Posted in Animal assisted therapy, Blessings, God's dog, grief, mourning, therapy dog | Tagged adoption, animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, crying, eco-chaplaincy, family, gratitude, grief, interspecies spirituality, meme, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tears | Leave a comment

i could stand here all day and no one would notice standing in alb and apron, still, sideways to the world, watching through mirrors and windows as trucks pass and bicycles and dogs. still. standing. fragments of a world in turmoil … Continue reading →

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Posted in Poems, Statements of Faith, Tao Cats, The Now, True Stories | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, battle scars, be impeccable with your words, black cat, black cats, chaplaincy, conflict resolution, eco-chaplaincy, faith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, peace, poetry, religion, SBNR, spirituality, standing meditation, sumi-e, tao, The Path, the way, walking meditation, war, words as weapons, zazen, zen | 1 Comment

Blue skies and shadows

Posted on February 11, 2016 by eteal

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 →

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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 | Leave a comment

side by side

Posted on February 9, 2016 by eteal

we do not have to see eye to eye to stand side by side.

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Posted in The Now | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, beloved community, community, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, feral cats, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, sacred activism, sacred activist, solidarity, spirituality, sumi-e, unity, zen | Leave a comment

come sing a song with me…

Posted on February 8, 2016 by eteal

they say that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, but what if there are two in the bush, right in front of you – knee high? oh nothing is worth more than a duet of … Continue reading →

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Posted in The Now | Tagged a bird in the bush, birding, cardinals, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, hymns, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, parables, poetry, songs, spirituality, sumi-e | Leave a comment

Patched up.

Posted on February 7, 2016 by eteal

As i sit here and heal, my teacher arrives: Watch and purr. and pray. you are mending, it will all be ok!

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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 | Leave a comment

pillow talk

Posted on February 5, 2016 by eteal

beside me on a pillow a small snore reminds me…. dream.

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Posted in The Now | Tagged adopted dog, animal assisted chaplaincy, chihuahua mix, dreams, dreamtime, gratitude, hope, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, naps, nature, papillion mix, Papillions, poetry, puppy love, sacred dreaming, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dogs dogs on the bed | Leave a comment

soft grey naps

Posted on February 4, 2016 by eteal

on soft grey rainy days, when we feel boxed into a corner, sometimes we all need soft grey naps. and sweet dreams.

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Posted in The Now | Tagged eco-chaplaincy, eco-spirituality, gray poodles, healing, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, nap time, poetry, rainy days, silver poodle, smoke poodles, spirituality, sumi-e | Leave a comment

reflections

Posted on February 3, 2016 by eteal

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Posted in The Now | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, cat, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, foster kittens, interspecies spirituality, mysticism, nature, reflecting divine light, reflecting love, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, twin tiger kittens, zen | Leave a comment

Falling down

Posted on February 2, 2016 by eteal

yes, today i fell down, in a parking lot – right on my face, wrists and my knees…. no i was not embarrassed, i was pleased i had not squashed the little dog in the soft carrier – people ran … Continue reading →

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