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Tag Archives: ants
Valentines
The littlest greenest lizard Clutched the tiniest rosebud Perhaps for the small ant inside But I do not know why, But does it matter? All I saw was Love
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Busy
The hood of the car is swarming with tiny ants. They are dropping from the sunroof onto the seats. “Why are you here?” I ask. But all I hear is: Busy, busy, busy One ant simply goes in circles. “This … Continue reading
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Tagged ants, art, blessings, business, busy, busyness, cars, distraction, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, insect, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Time to go….
They say in order to lead One must learn to follow, But it is also important to know when to go, Even if you might not know where you are going…
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Tagged ants, art, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., following, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, leaving, Liz Teal, love, moving, mysticism, nature, poetry, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e
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Nature vs Nurture
Whoever you live with shapes you.. Whatever environment you live in Impacts you… Is it nature or nurture? The answer is always, Both. . Nature and nurture. . So what nature do you nurture? . Who do You live with?
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Tagged ants, bugs, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., flowers, ink brush painting, interfaith, litter, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, sacred activism, soda cans, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, watercolors
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Dropping In
I dropped a thing,It fell out of my hand and into someone else’s land.I bent down to pick it up,And found myself in another world.Pardon me, I am just a tourist here.
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Tagged ants, art, beetles, blessings, bugs, crickets, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, grasshopper, ink brush painting, insects, interspirituality, journey, Liz Teal, meditation, nature, poetry, shamanic, spirituality, sumi-e, traveling, water color
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stop
i stop to smell the roses, and then i notice the ants are still busy. . then it seemed to me, the bloom was longing for the rosehip – a former friend, now transformed and full of seed… . does … Continue reading
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Tagged ants, artist, butterfly, caterpillar, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., garden, ink, interspecies spirituality, meditation, mystic, mysticism, nature, painting, poetry, rosehips, roses, spirituality, sumi-e, universalism
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