Ministry of Animals

buzz

Posted on March 2, 2017 by eteal

yellow flowers,

yellow bees,

bloom and buzz.

surely we can work together too….

Posted in The Now | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, bees, blooming, brush painting, ink, ink brush painting, little painting, nature, partnerships, small yellow wildflowers, watercolor, working together | 1 Comment

Gifts

Posted on February 28, 2017 by eteal

someone

brought a snake into the house.

i know it didn’t arrive on it’s own,

for what would be the incentive to cross the doorframe, onto the cold tile –

not to mention- what use has a snake for a sofa?-

(which is where it was found,)

surrounded by cats and dogs and human…

clearly,

this was a gift.

but for whom?

Posted in The Now | Tagged cats, dogs, garter snake, gifts, humor, humore, interspecies relationships, life with snakes, multi-species, nature, poetry, snake, spirituality | Leave a comment

Come! Sit!

Posted on February 28, 2017 by eteal

the back door was open and the dogs were out…running….and barking….and chasing….

a cat?

so i called called them to

COME.
SIT.

and they all did!

(we are far more alike than we are different)

Posted in The Now | Tagged beloved community, cats and dogs together, come, dog training, humor, meditation, multi-pet households, papillon, pet training, recalls, standard poodle, sumi-e, toy mixed breed, unity | Leave a comment

space

Posted on February 26, 2017 by eteal

you may think there is nothing there…..

even if you can not seem to see anything there,

listen.

Into the space they flew, filling it up with their caws.

What spaces do you fill with yours.

Posted in The Now | Tagged active listening, animal assisted chaplaincy, caws, crows, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, nature, poetry, sacred activism, shamanism, space, spirituality, sumi-e | Leave a comment

group showers

Posted on February 25, 2017 by eteal

this morning i did not shower alone,

in the shower was a small bug…

ugh.

while i respect all creatures great and small,

i prefer to choose whom i am naked with….

when suddenly

there is an anole in there too!

when i hear a cat on the other side of the shower curtain….

and then the dog comes in.

all of them were of course

naked.

How many other species did You see today?

How many were wearing clothes?

Posted in The Now | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, beetles, cat, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, ink brush painting, insects, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, lizards, naked, nature, poetry, showers, spirituality, sumi-e | Leave a comment

home

Posted on February 24, 2017 by eteal

the old beagle’s eyes were fully clouded, but not his heart.

he snuggled up next to the boy,

the boy draped an arm over the tan and brown back.

both were safe.

both were home.

love does not depend on being a good dog or a good boy…

LOVE IS. it simply asks for an open heart.

Posted in The Now | Tagged adoption, animal assisted chaplaincy, beagles, forgiveness, good boy, good dog, home, love, Ministry of Animals, older dogs, open hearts, parenting, poetry, pure breed rescue, rescue, safe, security, spirituality, sumi-e, unconditional love | Leave a comment

listening

Posted on February 24, 2017 by eteal

two birds were on the stop sign,

one was chattering away.

the other stared into space.

i wonder if one understood a chit of the chatter

or perhaps had heard it all before –

or if perhaps had already understood the message,

but the messenger would not stop!

sometimes it is so hard to heed stop signs,

even when it seems we are sitting right on top of them!

Posted in Winged wisdoms | Tagged active listening, deep listening, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e | Leave a comment

magnified

Posted on February 22, 2017 by eteal

she came running right to me,

sat and cocked her head –

her eyes. already big, peering out from the bottom of the jar.

“Please take this off,” she seemed to ask ,

as she wagged her plume of a tail.

“of course!”

her head covered with remnants of the grated cheese it once held,

i was grateful for the trust we had….

much more than the idea of whose cheese it was supposed to have been.

relationships are built on communication and trust,

not dominance and submission.

Posted in God's dog, zen dog | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, canine, cheese, chihuahua mix, dog theives, dog training, dogs stealing food, dominance and submission, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, head in jar, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, joy, love, papillion mix, papillon, papillon mix, poetry, positive training, relationship, submission, sumi-e, toy dog | Leave a comment

Camilla

Posted on February 21, 2017 by eteal

peak a boo

i see

YOU!

(even in the tiniest frog sings the song of Love, and Hope.)

Posted in Gratitudes, joy | Tagged camilla, chinese brush painting, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, flower, hope, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, tiny green frog, tree frog, zen | Leave a comment

centering prayer

Posted on February 21, 2017 by eteal

construction trucks go beep beep beep.

awakening me from delightful sleep and

the house is shaking from bottom to top –

oh when will this road work every stop!

then head to toe

into myself i must go,

and find my inner purr,

and

You.

Posted in The Now | Tagged cat enzo, construction vehicles, Elizabeth Teal., enzo, feline, humor, ink, meditation, poetry, purr, rice paper, road work, silly poetry, sleep, sumi-e | Leave a comment

Ministry of Animals

buzz

Gifts

Come! Sit!

space

group showers

home

listening

magnified

Camilla

centering prayer

Recent Posts

Ministry of Animals

Archives

Categories

Meta

Follow me on Twitter

Rate this:

Share this:

Rate this:

Share this:

Rate this:

Share this:

Rate this:

Share this:

Rate this:

Share this:

Rate this:

Share this:

Rate this:

Share this:

Rate this:

Share this:

Rate this:

Share this:

Rate this:

Share this:

Recent Posts

Archives

Categories

Meta

Follow me on Twitter