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Tag Archives: standard poodles
holy daze
i don’t eat meat. my family doesn’t like beets. but the poodle has never been one to passover a good bone. The lamb of dog has a good friday with a shank of lamb. the moon is full – and … Continue reading
Pause
life goes on at such a clip, put your best foot forward! but remember to take a moment, and really pause. sit in the love that surrounds you. then take the next step.
Posted in Dao Dogs, God's dog
Tagged AAA, AAC, aacr, AAE, aat, animal assisted chaplaincy, art, dog training, grooming dogs for therapy work, grooming poodles, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, miniature poodles, pet therapy, poetry, poodle grooming, poodles, standard poodles, sumi-e, therapy dogs, toy poodles, Visiting pets, wisdom, wisdom of dogs
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relationships
i want to give you more and i feel guilty that i do not… but that is not what you are asking. and you have no intention of filling me with shame, nor do you understand guilt. Love does not … Continue reading
dashing
i stand in meditative prayer and whosh from out of no where comes Joy!
Posted in Blessings
Tagged animals, dog running, dogs, gratitude, interspecies spirituality, joy, meditation, poetry, poodle, Poodle running, prayer, running, standard poodles, sumi-e
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hand knit longing
there in the sofa, cuddled in the hand knit afghan is the giant poodle. in his natural habitat. waiting. I see him there – and for a moment remember the hours and the love i knit into the red wool … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, bereavement, dog, grieving, interspecies spirituality, knitting, longing, loss, love, poetry, poodle looking out window, SBNR, spirituality, standard poodles, sumi-e
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weeding
pulling weeds how high they grow! sorting out, pulling out digging out all the rest – and there it is! a red cedar sapling standing tall (if small) sure of herself. i clear the spanish needles and the potato vines, … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings
Tagged art, cedar, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, gardening, ink brush painting, nature, poetry, purging, red cedar, SBNR, Spiritual ecology, spiritual releasing, spirituality, standard poodles, sumi-e, weeding
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Lions, lambs and long nights
i don’t know anything about lying down with a lion, even though you call me the lamb of dog — but i do sleep with a tiger – at least its a start. sweet solstice dreams, it’s a long night! … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged peace, peace on earth, poetry, poodles, spirituality, standard poodles, stuffed tigers, sumi-i, summer solstice, tigers, winter solstice, Yule
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World Peace Day
Posted in Winged wisdoms, zen dog
Tagged art, blessings, cardinal, cardinal in a tree, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, interspecies spirituality, love, meditation, nature, peace, poetry, poodle, spirituality, standard poodles, sumi-e, tao, zen
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super moon
Out under the night sky i walk with Super Dog, we tread with the Super Moon….. and all is magical.
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