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Tag Archives: authentic self
Dustpuppy?
A dust bunny and a teddy bear Had a baby. One groomer kept trying to turn them into a schnauzer , Others scissored the soft grey fur into a Poodle Or a possibly a very small Portuguese Water Dog Til … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, authentic self, blessings, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., house work, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mixed breed dogs, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Ruffles
Be proud of your ability to ruffle feathers… All good duck mother know it’s the only way to lead. Don’t be afraid to strut your stuff
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Tagged art, authentic self, courage, ducks, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., feathers, hope, ink, lead, leaders, leadership, Liz Teal, meditation, nature, poetry, sumi-e, teaching
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Camouflage
As I child I was taught to ‘hide in plain sight” These days I think it more important that we all learn to see.
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Tagged active listening, authentic self, camouflage, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, equality, equanimity, equity, i see you, in the closet, interspirituality, love, nature, poetry, respect, sacred listening, spirituality, sumi-e
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Auras
outside the cat was still the panther. still. lying in the grass. Wild. (like You)
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, authentic self, black cats, brush painting, domestic cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., grass, house cats, housecats, ink, ink brush painting, jaguars, love, meditation, Ministry of Animals, mysticism, panthers, poetry, rice paper, shamanism, short poem, spiritual self, spirituality, still, stilness, sumi-e, tao, true self, wild, zen
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circus acts
sifting thru the layers of my life, i go outside, into the garden to collate and compose – and there She is – silently, gracefully, gliding on a slim branch – effortlessly She teaches me the circus arts – we … Continue reading
remember
suddenly it seems, but only because, perhaps, i was not paying attention- the rosemary bush is now an odd cluster of twigs, i wonder – it is because so many hands sweep its long fronds as they pass… it is the … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, authentic self, caterpillars, change growth, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, gardening, growth, lunch, moths, nature, poetry, remeberance, Reverend Elizabeth Teal, rosemary plants, self actualization, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, wings
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