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Tag Archives: butterflies
Landing
Wings fluttered past my face Landing on the upturned visage of You Blooming
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, butterflies, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Beauty
The lights on the dash Started to flash The hood started to smoke I slide onto the shoulder Holding onto my head In fear of it rolling off …. . And everything stopped As the highway continued past, Singing its … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, breakdown, brush painting, butterflies, car, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ecology, Elizabeth Teal., faith, fritillaries, gratitude, hope, ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, painting, poem, poetry, roadside assistance, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, tao
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Fan
We all have heroes Who we watch for inspiration… For some it might be butterflies, For others, border collies.
Posted in God's dog, positive poodle, The Now
Tagged agility, border collie, butterflies, Fame, heroes, hope, inspiration, observations, poodle, sumi-e
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Manners
The chrysanthemums push up their purple faces, Gentlemen all, as they declare their love for the bee and butterfly. Patiently they wait, smiling at the sun, While the bee and bugs smile at everyone.
Limits of speed
Sitting in bumper to bumper traffic I pass a sign: Speed limit 70 mph I crawl along I pass another sign: Minimum speed 40 mph I continue to creep, My GPS on my phone adding time as I travel forward … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged accidents, art, blessings, brush painting, butterflies, car, car crash, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., enlightenment, faith, fatal crash, grief, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, love, meditation, mourning, mysticism, nature, nature is my religion, poem, poetry, semi-truck, spirituality, sulfur butterflies, sumi-e, traffic, travel, truck crash, Yellow
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fluttering truth
by the bottle bush tree, with her flowers all in bloom bright red fringes give truth to Her name. Life flits about in the light of the setting sun. . our purposes are fleeting. only Beauty and Love remain. what? … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged beauty, bottle brush tree, butterflies, chinese brush painting, chinese watercolor, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faded beauty, Goodness, ink brush painting, insects, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, sacred, spirituality, stamps, sunset, truth, watercolor painting
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learning curve
i spent the afternoon studying a great blue heron… on a piece of paper, in a class on Chinese painting… a picture of a picture to be painted… struggling to find my beginner’s mind. there is nothing like learning a … Continue reading
Giants
Fluttering your wings, you alight on the lemon tree – you are as large as my hand! stunned, everything flies out of my mind but You. awakened by a giant, everything flies out of my heart but YOU.
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged angels, art, butterflies, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, giant swallowtail butterfly, giants, God, ink brush meditiation, meditation, mystic experience, mysticism, nature, nature is my religion, poetry, sacred companions, spirituality, sumi-e
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