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About eteal

Reverend Teal is a minister, chaplain, artist and storyteller. She specializes in the human-animal bond and all its healing aspects.

perspectives

Posted on June 7, 2017 by eteal

the spider was HUGE really? compared to what? . only your fear.

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Posted in True Stories | Tagged arachne, arachnid, cleaning, fear, housekeeper spiders, ink brush meditation, nature, perseverance, persist, poem, poetry, scared, size, sumi-e, wolf spiders | Leave a comment

layers of color

Posted on June 6, 2017 by eteal

the sunset dog, in his golden years… and the calico cat at the end of the rainbow, smile as they watch the puppy swallow the sun and shine. .

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Posted in The Now | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, calico, cat, eco-chaplaincy, everything is holy, holy, ink, June is Pride, old dog, poetry, pride, puppy, rainbow, shine, spirituality, sunshine, water color | Leave a comment

dream identities

Posted on June 6, 2017 by eteal

the pocket panther lies in the doorway pondering the possibilities, dreaming of pouncing on the promises that are hidden in the DNA of all of us…. . we are Wild, we are Free. we are Holy.

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crawl

Posted on June 5, 2017 by eteal

sometimes reaching is reaching out not up.

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Posted in Animal assisted therapy, Dao Dogs | Tagged asking for help, crawl, dog training, dogs, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, meditation, poetry, reaching, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, trick training, zen | Leave a comment

love saves the world. . in the darkest night, on the brightest day – when all feels lost, when all is won, when all is joy, when all is grief, yes, even then, love. it is a commandment. it is … Continue reading →

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Posted in Animal assisted therapy, animal facilitated chaplaincy, Dao Dogs, God's dog, Tao Cats, True Stories | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, bhakti, commandments, Elizabeth Teal., grief, hope, love, pace, poetry, Reverend Elizabeth Teal, small sermon, spirituality, trauma, verb | Leave a comment

dark and wet

Posted on June 3, 2017 by eteal

it was not night but things got dark and the sky began to crack with a sound so loud it drown out the pleas of the furred purred ones. then the heavens started to weep – in anger and pain, … Continue reading →

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Posted in The Now | Tagged climate change, depression, dramatic poetry, felines, feral cats, humor, metaphors, mysticism, nature, rain, rain storm, sumi-e, thunder | Leave a comment

a visit

Posted on June 1, 2017 by eteal

Her leg had just been amputated, just below the knee. the TV was on too loud. and Her room mate was a sourpuss who did NOT want a visit from a dog… but please stay anyway, She said. so we … Continue reading →

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Posted in The Now | Tagged amputation, animal assisted chaplaincy, cancer, chapliancy, diabetes, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, healing, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, pet therapy, poem, poetry, smiles, spirituality, sumi-e, therapy dog | Leave a comment

just a moment

Posted on June 1, 2017 by eteal

patience looks differently than it feels. patients also often look differently than they feel. it is important to listen with patience to patients.

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Posted in Animal assisted therapy, animal facilitated chaplaincy, therapy dog, zen dog | Tagged allergies, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted therapies, chronic fatigue, depression, diabetes, doctor patient relationships, dog, Ehlers danlos, Epstein-Barr, fibromyalgia, healing, help, hope, invisible illness, lupus, Lyme disease, mental illness, pet therapy, standard poodle, therapy dog, walking depression | Leave a comment

what bad hair day?

Posted on May 30, 2017 by eteal

some of us have hair, some have fur, some scales, or feathers…… and that is neither good nor bad….. on any day.

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Posted in The Now | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, fur, hair, hair vs fur, ink brush painting, judgement, nature, no judgement, poetry, poodle mix, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, terrier mix, unity, universalism, wisdom, zen | Leave a comment

liquid cat

Posted on May 30, 2017 by eteal

i opened the door and there on the threshold was a liquid cat, His Love poured over the ground of my being, He purred possibilities. they say the states of matter are solid, liquid and gas….. but not necessarily in … Continue reading →

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layers of color

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dream identities

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crawl

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a small sermon

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dark and wet

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a visit

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just a moment

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what bad hair day?

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liquid cat

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