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Tag Archives: zen
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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trust
Posted in Dao Dogs, zen dog
Tagged dog, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, hope, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, trust, zen
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new old words at tea time
today i saw a new spelling of a word i thought i knew. it hinted at Truth, at the deeper bidden and unbidden – Godde. for a moment i was lost in spellings and miss spellings, then a voice said, … Continue reading
Posted in Dao Dogs, zen dog
Tagged art, blessings, Christianity, cookies, dog, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, English spellings, faith, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, monotheism, mystic experience, nature, poetry, reading with dogs, religion, shamanism, spelling, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, tea time, zen
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swoop
driving. full of anticipations and distractions. SWOOP Peace eagle saves the day – I am focused and alert!
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged art, bird, birds, driving, eco-chaplaincy, eco-spirituality, faith, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, nature, peace eagle, poetry, road trips, SBNR, shamanism, spirituality, traveling, turkey vulture, zen
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eggs and baskets
all day i painted enzo circles of emptiness filled with possibilities and potentials. but none were as real as the ones that surrounds us. High in a tree, on a low bough the emptiness awaits fullness. What do you feather … Continue reading
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged art, bird, birds, birds nest, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, emptiness practice, enzo, feather your nest, ink brush meditation, inner-spirituality, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, love, mindfulness practice, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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Fence sitting
twice a year the world sits in balance – but each day we are balancing – bloom, bud and branch are all contained in the seed. They say the four noble treasures are gentlemen – pah! the seasons belong to … Continue reading
a song blossom
the sky may be grey, but the cardinal in the cherry tree can only sing and the blossoms around her bloom.
Posted in Cardinal Rules, Winged wisdoms
Tagged art, bird song, blessings, blooming, cardinals, cherry blossoms, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, faith, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, spirituality, sumi-e, tree in bloom, zen
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seeking
seeking it may be endless, it may be that i must seek – i must seek and then i’ll find – but maybe it also means if i stop seeking i am lost. but what about that which is hiding?
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged art, black cat, cat, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, hunting mouse, interspecies spirituality, love, mouse, mysticism, nature, poetry, rat, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, woodpile, zen
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Nurses
Posted in Statements of Faith, Tao Cats
Tagged aat, animal assisted therapy, animals, art, black cat, cats, comfort cat, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, faith, feeling sick, get well, healing, interspecies spirituality, nature, sick in bed, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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