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Tag Archives: sumi-e
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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Please come to Boston….
please come to Boston, and she said YES! won’t you come home to Me.
Posted in The Now
Tagged adopted Boston Terrier, Boston Terrrier, brush painting, dog training, enzo, home, hope, love, mysticism, pet adoption, poetry, separation anxiety, spirituality, sumi-e
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Vast
sometimes the world is so big that even the stars seem small.
Posted in The Now
Tagged amo, bunny, cartoon, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, humility, ink drawings, mysticism, nature, overwhelmed, poetry, rabbit, spirituality, star gazing, stars, sumi-e
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possibilities
sometimes yes, please! and hope look a lot alike.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, canine body language, cartoon, dog training, hope, ink brush painting, love, pet therapy, please, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dogs
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Read
The door is gone. The closet has been painted red. New shelves await old books. Books? why not just read Me? besides, I can even re-shelve myself. Can your library do that?
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Tagged black cats, body language, books, cartoon, cat poetry, home library, home office, libraries, mysticism, reading cats, sumi-e
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pets & children
I AM Rabbit. we mother when we should befriend… and sometimes we befriend when we should mother. This bunny is not a child. and your child is not a bunny. every one is somebunny to someone – but if we … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, art, blessings, eco-spirituality, house rabbits, ink brush painting, inner child, inner grown-up, interspecies spirituality, made in the image of God, mothering, mysticism, nature, parenting, pet rabbits, rabbits and kids, respect, responsible behavior, spirituality, sumi-e, theology
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cornered
the rain pours down, thunder and lightening crash outside and you are no where around! the corners of my mind begin a small prayer of concern – but here in a small corner of the room, i find You! Peace.
Spring Summer
the blue eye met blue gill in the bluest green of clearest waters. sun streamed in around us as we swam together, Catfish and Bream, Mullets and me. baptized once again – healed or spared by grace (take your pick) … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged baptism, baptized, Bluegill Bream, catfish, eco-chaplaincy, eco-theology, florida, florida springs, grace, interspirituality, Mullet, mystic poetry, nature poetry, osprey, poetry, Salt Springs, Spirit, sumi-e, sunshine, swimming with the fishes, water color
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