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Tag Archives: angels
Flight Patterns
The body of the earth Holds the bodies of our ancestors As our wings Like those of angels Give us flight. We are called to shine, To be soft and brave, And to trust. Fly free in the direction of … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged angels, animal assisted chaplaincy, art, birds, blessings, calling, courage, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., flight, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, self actualization, spirituality, sumi-e, trust, wings
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Hearts
I met them on the street, Had I heard the cathedral was burning? Her eyes wet, Mine too… We met on common ground, Strangers with our Hearts on fire. Oh great mother, Thank you for all your angels tonight as … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged angels, art journal, cavaliers, community, connections, fire, hearts, ink brush painting, journaling, Liz Teal, love, nature, Notre Dame, Paris, poetry, Reverend Elizabeth Teal, spirituality, sumi-e, traveling
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Birds and Angels
She spoke of love for chickens long gone, for cranes that called loudly in the deep of night, for emus with their deep green eggs, For the tiniest of birds singing in trees, She spoke with love. . When you … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged angels, animal assisted chaplaincy, birders, birds, brush painting, chickens, cranes, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, finches, Liz Teal, love, meditation, nature, pets, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Lunar flight
the luna moth appeared as if out of the ethers – as did a little girl hoping to be seen and heard. She reached up, and caught my eye. How foolish we are to think that any being should be … Continue reading
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Tagged angels, blessings, bountiful blessings, children, earth centered faith, eco-chaplaincy, eco-mysticism, eco-theology, hope, insects, little girl, love, luna moths, mystic shamanism, positive parenting, sacred listening, seen and not heard, shaminism, spirit painting, spirits, water color
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loss
somedays if feels like everything is lost in loss. like you have fallen in the mud and it all comes falling in too… but is that true? is that really true? when you have such grand angels watching over you…. … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged angels, animal assisted chaplaincy, compassion, death of a parent, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, geese, goslings, greiving, grief, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, loss, love, mated for life, mysticism, nature, parenting, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, trauma, trauma and loss
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heaven’s nose
words fail me, ink and paint and paper do too. all there is is You. and no way to share… the sun shines through the blinds like heavenly rays and the silence is the songs of angels – i am … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged angels, animal assisted chaplaincy, art, dog training, dogs noses, eco-chaplaincy, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, fun, god knows, grey paper, heaven, mystical dogs, mysticism, nosework, poetry, puns, religion, sacred, sacred ceativity, spirals, sumi-e, sumi-e ink
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Holy water
the IV’s are now out, and She is sleeping peacefully on my chest. There are all kinds of salvations, and all kinds of holy water… and there are many angels in the service of God, perhaps you are one too. … Continue reading
Posted in animal facilitated chaplaincy, God's dog
Tagged angels, blessings, chihuahua mix, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, emergency, fluids, God, gratitude, ink brush painting, intravenous fluids, IV, papillion mix, pets, poetry, salvation, spirituality, sumi-e, the great mystery, toy dog, veterinary
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angels on the ground
If we are watched over by angels, some of them have surely have paws.
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, animal facilitated chaplaincy, God's dog
Tagged angel, angels, blessings, brush painting, canine, collage, dog, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, grave stone rubbngs, interspirituality, poetry, sumi-e, wings, working dogs
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Better Angels
We all have Angels watching over us, sometimes they are inside us! Listen to the purr. sumi-e ink, rice paper, gravestone rubbing
Posted in Blessings
Tagged angels, art, cat, cats, deep listening, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, enzo, gravestone rubbing, ink, ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, nature, oval, poetry, purr, spirituality, sumi-e
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Giants
Fluttering your wings, you alight on the lemon tree – you are as large as my hand! stunned, everything flies out of my mind but You. awakened by a giant, everything flies out of my heart but YOU.
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged angels, art, butterflies, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, giant swallowtail butterfly, giants, God, ink brush meditiation, meditation, mystic experience, mysticism, nature, nature is my religion, poetry, sacred companions, spirituality, sumi-e
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