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Tag Archives: brush painting
Desire
I put the blackberry into my mouth suddenly I was overcome with desire As it exploded sweetness …. I wanted them all! But a loud caw, and a high trill cut thru my gluttony… . Remember to share.
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Tagged balance, bird, birds, birds eating berries, blackberries, brush painting, crops, desire, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, feeding the world, food addiction, fruits, ink brush painting, joy, Liz Teal, love, nature, poetry, sacred activism, sharing, spirituality, sumi-e
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Swoop
V Driving in the van, An owl swoops across my windshield And up onto the power lines at the end of the street. . I sit at the stop sign, Heart pounding, Watching the owl, who seems nonplussed.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, blessings, brush painting, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, flight, gratitude, ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, interfaith, Liz Teal, meditation, mysticism, nature, owls, painting, peace, poetry, shamanism, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, swooping, trust, wisdom
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Flock
The rain stopped. And as I stepped outside, A small flock of small birds Exploded From the bush beside me, Into to the freshened day.
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Tagged art, bird in the bush, birds, blessings, brush painting, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ecology, Elizabeth Teal., faith, flock, freedom, gratitude, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, nature is my religion, peace, poem, poetry, rain, SBNR, small birds, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e
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Raising up
With a little bit of luck, We all learn and fledge.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, birds, blessings, brush painting, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, fledgling, hope, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, parenting, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Fill up
At the gas station. An ancient chihuahua peers at me over the edge of an open window, Eyes full of love. The equally ancient man is filling up his Almost equally ancient car… Looking back at the dog, his eyes … Continue reading
Listen to love
Love listens, Even when you are looking in another direction.
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Tagged art, birds, blessings, brush painting, cardinals, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., gratitude, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, spring proverb, sumi-e, truth
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Luck
A calico cat crossed my path today. Apparently I must make my own luck. . Born storytellers, We create our own superstitions, The real question is how useful they are to raising us up, or tearing us down. . Life … Continue reading
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Tagged art, black cats, brush painting, calico cat, cat, Chinese water color, crossing, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, superstitious, water color, white cats
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Swan
Across the pond, In the sky, Jet black against the blue, You flew… . A swan? Yes, a swan. . Expect love, Commit to it.
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Tagged art, black swan, brush painting, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., expectations, faith, flight, hope, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, swan
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Pace e bene
We bought a new sofa, And like most things, If you let them, It immediately filled up with Love.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, black cat, brush painting, cat, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, multi pet household, mysticism, poetry, SBNR, sofa, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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Gifts
She brought him her prize, a small rubber snake. . Graciously, he took it and tossed it into the air. And a game was born. . True trust is found in the mutuality of play.
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