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Tag Archives: brush painting
Wake up
At the foot of my bed a calico cat opens Her golden green eyes Reaching for my toes with pink and black roses. How do you know you’ve been asleep? You wake up! STRETCH!
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, blessings, brush painting, calico cat, cat, daily practice, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., enlightenment, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, knowledge, Liz Teal, meditation, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, wake up
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Big whoop
Who knows what we see When we see The unseen? …….. I saw You, Your eye Almost the same height as mine Yet you could soar so much higher. …… Was it a You? Was it really You?
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, birds, blessings, brush painting, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, florida, hope, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, whooping crane
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Have a ball
There is NO ball playing in the house! But every time I turn around there You are, Ball in muzzle Grin on face Wagging from head to tail Finding orbs in every corner of my home …. Go on, Have … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, balls, blessings, border collies, brush painting, daily practice, dog training, dogs, Elizabeth Teal., fun, hope, humor, illustration, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, joy, Liz Teal, love, meditation, poetry, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e
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Freedom
As I was laid low this afternoon, I looked up and saw You Teaching me that just to be able to see You soar Is freedom. . Thank you.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, bald eagle, blessings, brush painting, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., freedom, gratitude, hawk, hope, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, raptors, spirituality, sumi-e
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Caught in Flight
The beat of wings A swoop A splash The silver shimmer curved gracefully in the talons of a great bird We are all caught by that which is greater than we Chose whose dinner you wish to be with Grace
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, brush painting, daily practice, eagles, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., enlightenment, faith, fish, flight, grace, ink, ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, SBNR, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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Sip
A large brown hand emerged from the cup, ‘Sup? Wake up! …. Who was more surprised, You or I, But the message is clear… We can’t go back to sleep Sip deep from life And keep your head above water.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, brush painting, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, frog, glass of water, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, wake up
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Leaping
As I stride through the grasses Tiny lizards leap ahead of me… I do not mean to disrupt their morning Nor is it my intention to instill fear with my step… ……… Babies! As the green glints off your tiny … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, anoles, art, baby anoles, blessings, brush painting, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, path, poem, poetry, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e
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Going South
The veil grows thin, Visitors from the North are coming in The wings beat the air As their calls filled my ears… Heralding the arrival of fall in the South… …
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, autumn, birds, blessings, brush painting, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, fall, geese, hope, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, migration, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, Sawin, south, spirituality, sumi-e
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Lotus like
No mud Know mud No lotus Know lotus
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, brush painting, daily practice, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, Liz Teal, lotus, love, mud, mysticism, nature, peace, poem, poetry, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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Bat #@&$ crazy
Dawn The leaves on one side of the sunflowers are all wilted Hanging like bats in a row In the bright sun…. While a solitary flower booms in the cave of my heart. … Dusk The sky fills with mammalian … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, bats, blessings, brush painting, daily practice, dualism, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, sunflowers
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