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Tag Archives: animal assisted spiritual direction
poop
the caterpillar looked like bird poop. i watched as it voraciously ate the lemon tree leaves…. (and if i am honest, i felt a little like poop at the moment, and every bit as gluttonous) . we are all made … Continue reading
Posted in Statements of Faith
Tagged animal assisted spiritual direction, art as prayer, art as sacred practice, art journal, caterpillar looks like poop, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., giant swallowtail butterfly, giant swallowtail caterpillar, interspecies spirituality, Liz Teal, made in the image of God, made in the image of the creator, nature, painting, poem, poetry, Reverend Elizabeth Teal, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, tadpoles, transformation, wildlife
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Bowing: an invitation
Her tail was a flurry as she pounced down to pray…. oh you say? don’t i mean PLAY… perhaps it is you, who have lost your way… for in honest play who can deny the communion with the divine? To … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted activities, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted play therapy, animal assisted spiritual direction, animal assisted therapies, divine joy, eco-chaplaincy, holy play, ink brush, ink brush meditation, love, play bow, poetry, sumi-e, toy dog
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Dog Training 101
you are talking at me with words i do not understand, and i am talking to you with every tilt of my head and paddle of my paw… but neither of us know how to listen…. the tension between us … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged anecdoche, animal asisted crisis response, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted spiritual direction, animal training, body language, communicaton, dog training, Elizabeth Teal., giving paws, interspirituality, pet training, poetry, sacred listening, sumi-e, trust
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moon play
when i can not see the stars in the sky, or the sun reflected in the moon, You come into my dark night and bow… seeing in me what i can not see.. oh LOVE! You mean the Moon to … Continue reading
Posted in Dao Dogs, God's dog
Tagged animal assisted spiritual direction, broken hearts, dark night of the soul, dogs, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, moon, mystic, mysticism, nature, new age poetry, painting on fabric, play bow, poetry, poodles, Rumi, sadness, spirituality, sumi-e
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Blue skies and shadows
Somedays we are so focused on our reverie, we fail to see the shadows that are right over our heads! I stand in a field of green looking up at a sky of blue – thrilled by the sight of … Continue reading
Posted in God's dog, The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted spiritual direction, being saved, blessings, dogs with bones, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, hawks, humility, ink brush painting, love, nature, poetry, predatory behavior, sacred inquiry, salvation, shadow work, shadows, shamanism, soaring, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dogs
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pointing
an ancient Buddhist teaching tells me the finger pointing to the moon is not the moon. neither is your beak the sun, yet You point me to it, and the radiance of this day. a finger, a beak or a … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted spiritual direction, birds, Buddhism, cranes, eaching, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, enlightenment, finger pointing to th emoon, herons, interspecies spirituality, love, mysticism, nature, shamanism, Spiritual Counseling, spiritual direction, spirituality, theology
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Spring, Leap, Soar
walking by the river i see a crescent cresting pale rainbows glisten off the fin, as joy bursts forth. Soar and leap, spring into the moment, Rise up! Paradise is here.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted spiritual direction, animal facilitated chaplaincy, bridge, Cowford, dolphins, joy, leap, nature, possibilities, rainbows, River, soar, Spring, St. John's River
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blogs and breathing
so do you want to be on a blog tonight? no. i want your sandwich. if i give you a piece of my sandwich – suddenly i will be surrounded by millions of gulls wanting pieces of my sandwich… oh, … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted spiritual direction, blogging, breathe, daily meditation practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, garbage pails, meditating on the beach, meditation on the beach, nature is my religion, seagulls, seagulls on beach
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