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Tag Archives: beloved community
I see You
The calico cat sat On the other side of the door… She was big (for a cat), She was fluffy, She was wild, In that feral feline way… The white dog sat On the other side on the door… She … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, beloved community, building bridges, cats, companions, dogs, Elizabeth Teal., hope, Liz Teal, love, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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at the edge
desire, love, & longing, everything really is about belonging. . All are welcome at the Table. COME. SIT. STAY.
Come! Sit!
the back door was open and the dogs were out…running….and barking….and chasing…. a cat? so i called called them to COME. SIT. and they all did! (we are far more alike than we are different)
Posted in The Now
Tagged beloved community, cats and dogs together, come, dog training, humor, meditation, multi-pet households, papillon, pet training, recalls, standard poodle, sumi-e, toy mixed breed, unity
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Safety
The iron fence at the gated community Makes the residents feel safe. The resident cats know better. Safety comes from a community that loves and feeds You.
Posted in The Now
Tagged beloved community, cat, Elizabeth Teal., fence, feral cats, gated community, love
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Gifts
i received three gifts today – they were not wrapped – (unless you consider the purring) simply presented, in what i can only assume was some sort of escalating order, a bug, a lizard, a frog… Had i received the … Continue reading
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged beloved community, cats, dead bug, dead frog, dead lizard, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, feline, gift giving, gratitude practice, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, pearls before swine, poetry, predation, prey, spirituality, sumi-e
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community
you see as a dumpster? i see fast food with friends. community – it’s all about breaking bread. (but we can all find better meals)
Posted in The Now
Tagged beloved community, crows, dumpsters, fast food, friendship, nature, poetry, scavengers, spirituality, sumi-e
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Flight patterns
above me cranes fly over my head, reminding me we all have own own flight plans even if our destinies are the same.
Posted in The Now
Tagged beloved community, birds, cranes in flight, death, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, grief, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspiritual, loss, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, shamanism, sumi-e, Unitarian Universalist, unity
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side by side
we do not have to see eye to eye to stand side by side.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, beloved community, community, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, feral cats, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, sacred activism, sacred activist, solidarity, spirituality, sumi-e, unity, zen
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Ancient Runes
the Sun is up! and i am standing in a spill of golden bright. next to me, at eye level is a furred sprite – and above yet another. they look look east and west, as i gaze north. … Continue reading
Posted in Statements of Faith
Tagged beloved community, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, fehu, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, morning meditation, nature, nature is my religion, poetry, runes, SBNR, spirituality, squirrels, sumi-e, sunshine, Unitarian Universalism, unity
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dining out
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged beloved community, bird watching, carnism, community, ecology, ink brush painting, insect eaters, ornithology, racism, seed eaters, sparrows, spirituality, sumi-i, titmouse, vegan, warbler
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