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Tag Archives: sumi-e
Feral Kitten discovers Pim’s Tail
The tale of the day the feral kitten discovered the tail of the Papichuarrier. we are in the studio, Pim Possible, the Papichuarrier (for that is her warrior moniker) when from around the corner comes a petite tigress – captivated … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged cat, cats and dogs, chihuahua mix, feral kittens, happiness, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, kitten play, leap, love, nature, papillion tail, pet training, poetry, positive dog training, sacred story telling, spirituality, sumi-e
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screen capture
the door is wide open but the panicked Cardinal only sees the screen, perhaps still feeling it where her wings battered against its unyielding surface. Captured by panic, she rests on a beam – too stressed to see the wide … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged anxiety, bird, bird caught inside, collage, female cardinal, ink brush painting, mindfulness, nature, panic, peace, poetry, screen room, screened in porch, self imprisonment, spirituality, stress, sumi-e
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community
you see as a dumpster? i see fast food with friends. community – it’s all about breaking bread. (but we can all find better meals)
Posted in The Now
Tagged beloved community, crows, dumpsters, fast food, friendship, nature, poetry, scavengers, spirituality, sumi-e
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fascination
be fascinated with life! (even if you don’t know what it is, or where it came from)
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged attention, calico cat, cats play, curiousity, felines, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, life, life with cats, love, sacred inquiry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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Messy
somedays are messier than others, but often it is only because you are love and are loved in return.
ponds
are we all keeping look out? or are we all simply looking in different directions? and what are we looking for? or what are we afraid of? and what would happen if we all looked at each other? would we … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged doubt, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, egrets, flocks, ink brush painting, inquirey, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, poetry, ponds, questions, spirituality, sumi-e
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hunger
if someone is really hungry they often simply go where the food is – not paying attention to the safety of the place or the food. someone throws out garbage by the side if the road, unaware of those who … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, cat, cats, feral cats, garbage, hunger, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, kittens, littering, nature, poetry, road kill, safe food, spirituality, starvation, sumi-e
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tap tap tap into it
when i first enter the meadow all i hear is tap tap tap tappah tap tap. i look everywhere and see nothing. suddenly all is quiet – i look up and see You!
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Tagged animals, art, birds, blessings, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, nature, peace, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, tapping, wisdom, woodpecker, zen
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