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Tag Archives: storytelling
Lessons and Breaks
Things break, like bowls and ground and Spring, Lessons learned, sometimes at the cost of things that break… we share Tales that help us grow and tails that grow back , Our stories are how we create our world. stay … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged anoles, art, cats and lizards, friends, friendship, ink brush painting, lessons, lizards, mysticism, nature, poetry, predators, predatory behavior, sacred storytelling, spring break, storytelling, sumi-e, tail regeneration, tales
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redemptions
trying to write tonite – a sermon for tomorrow, and rehearsing a story to tell – interrupted at every turn as only a loved one can do, “Not NOW, i say,” like my mother used to say – though probably … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, beagles, Christianity, Christmas, compassionate parenting, dog, dog poems, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, forgiveness, gratitude, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, new dogs, poetry, poodle, Puppies chewing toys, raising children, redemption, spirituality, story poems, storytelling, sumi-e, terriers
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second sight
look again! that is not my tail – confused? always ask, Is that my tale or Yours?
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, mysticism, nature, poetry, sacred storytelling, self actualization, self-help, spirituality, squirrel tails, squirrels, squirrels chase each other, storytelling, sumi-e, tail
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Waiting
traveling on a bus searching for You. riding, and waiting.. and napping and hoping. Are you? waiting and hoping, looking forward is so very important, (be it through bus window or bay window) as long as you remember to wag … Continue reading
Posted in Dao Dogs, God's dog
Tagged bus travel, canine poetry, chihuahua mix, dog poetry, ink on fabric, longing, mystic poetry, mysticism, papillion mix, poetry, storytelling, sumi-e, tiny mutts, toy dog, travel, traveling
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Ugly?
please stop telling the story of the ugly duckling the way you do. some of us are ducks. not swans. i know you think it is not the point of the story. but all ducks are not the same. some … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, beauty, bird on a wire, growing up, muscovy duck, mysticism, painting on fabric, poetry, possibilities, spirituality, storytelling, sumi-e, swan, ugly duckling
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chew
one of us is big, one of us is small. one of us is younger. one of us is older. one of us just moved here. one of us has lived here for a long time. two by two we … Continue reading
sleepovers
remember when you were little and you went on your first sleepover with a whole group of your friends and it was all really exciting and you may have been 5 or you may have been 15 and you played … Continue reading
tale chasing
i am happy to chase my own tail. what would you do if you caught it? Why let is go, of course! what would you do if you caught your own tale?
Posted in Blessings, Tao Cats
Tagged animals, art, blessings, cat, cat chasing brush, cat chasing her tail, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, paintbrush, poetry, self discovery, shamanism, spirituality, storytelling, sumi-e, tail chasing, tao, wisdom, zen
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