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Category Archives: God’s dog
toys
Her face was white, Her fur was grey, well what was left of it… Her tail no longer a plume, but a whip with a tassel – yet still it waved in greeting to the person she could no longer … Continue reading
Posted in God's dog
Tagged aging, aging dog, animal assisted chaplaincy, art, chinese brush painting, daily meditation practice, dog poetry, Elizabeth Teal., greeting, Husky, husky mix, ink, ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, love, Ministry of Animals, old dogs, poetry, radical hospitality, rice paper, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dogs, velveteen rabbit
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Pillow talk
i looked over longingly at the bed, but still had work to do… i almost thought i could hear the pillow calling – but someone had answered first…. and yet She still had one ear cocked – as if to … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, God's dog
Tagged care giving, Elizabeth Teal., exhausation, hard day, ink brush meditation, Liz Teal, long haired chihuahua mix, love, mysticism, naps, papillion cross, papillion mix, pillows, poem, poetry, self care, sleep, sumi-e, toy dog
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music to my ears
your ears were like a lyre and your eyes played a song of ancient love to my heart. who says even fleeting love is not real? Truth takes but a moment. Love is forever.
Posted in God's dog, zen dog
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, cropped ears, Doberman, doberman pincher, dog, dog poem, dog training, ink brush painting, love, love at first sight, mysticism, poem, poetry, truth
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homecoming
my Love greeted me with flowers in his hair, bounding towards me through the air – with bits of green and twigs too, oh how i missed You!
square meals
my Aunt Dot used to always have square dogs, in fact, my uncle used to say Aunt Dot made square dogs…. i miss her. met a square dog today, thought of her. sometimes love looks like a four square meals … Continue reading
Posted in God's dog
Tagged all American dog, animal assisted chaplaincy, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, family, fat, fat dogs, food, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, no judgement, pit bull mix, poetry, spirituality, square meals, sumi-e
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bounce
in the grey matter of a grey day in the corner of my eye, suddenly someone wants to play… and corners of Joy awaken.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, dog, dog training, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, mystic dog training, mysticism, nature, play bow, poetry, puppies, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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magnified
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 … Continue reading
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
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JUMP
don’t fall… JUMP INTO LOVE!
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, dog, dog jumps on people, dog training, friendly, happy, jumping dogs, love, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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