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Monthly Archives: December 2016
privacy
i couldn’t hear what they were saying, but i think it had something to do with love… or cookies… . why not both?
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, cookies, dog, ink brush painting, love, man in chair, overheard conversations, poodle, privacy, secrets, spirituality, standard poodle, sumi-e
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Fear
so the little dog would not leave the room, too scared to pass the great green monster of suction — she cowers behind it, even though it is unplugged and silent…. terror is like that… in truth the mechanical demon … Continue reading
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Tagged cartoon, dog, dog training, hope, interspecies spirituality, love, meditation, mindefulness, poetry, safety, spirituality, sumi-e, terror, toy dog, trust, truth, vacuum cleaner
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circus acts
sifting thru the layers of my life, i go outside, into the garden to collate and compose – and there She is – silently, gracefully, gliding on a slim branch – effortlessly She teaches me the circus arts – we … Continue reading
ever green
in the mists of the sunrise, a squirrel chatters and a bird i can not see laughs at me, heartily….. tis not the morning after, this the dawn of a new day – look around you – the evergreen that … Continue reading
Santa’s hat
With a tail that would not stop wagging, She was excited to wear the hat…. unless it was the cheese… after all, all of us come into this world naked … it takes practice to wear any uniform… either way … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, dog training, Elizabeth Teal., gifts, poetry, positive dog training, positive reinforcement, santa hats on dog, toy dogs
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corners
you never know what’s around them, corners, that is… they can be full of surprises….. like life…. no path runs in a straight line.
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Tagged artist, cat crouching, cats, corners, Elizabeth Teal., hope, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, life, painting, paths, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby cat, wisdom
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