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Visited
A denizen of the sky and tree Swooped low to visit me Oh, Holy, Holy, Holy
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, birds, blessings, cardinal, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., guests, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, visiting, water color
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Conversations
Somedays , the best Gift Is Conversation.
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Tagged art, birds, blessings, cardinal, community, conversation, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., friendship, Gifu, gratitude, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, nature is my religion, poetry, runes, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, wisdom
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friends in high places
The met on the edge of the roof, (though some would say they met in the gutter) and even though they did not speak the same language, it was a moment of Grace.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, back yard wildlife, bird, cardinal, communication, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, grace, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, nature, pace, pax, peace, poetry, roof gutters, spirituality, squirrel, sumi-e, wild life
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wake up
the dawn is barely broken the horizon is not yet pink a soft gray envelopes the world still chilled from the cold stars, and there You are chirping away. What are You doing up so early? What are you doing … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, bird, birds, cardinal, dawn, early morning, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, enlightenment, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, poetry, seeking enlightenment, spirituality, sumi-e, theology
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car accidents, survival and loss
a cardinal landed on a sculpture in my garden, made from an old engine block. made by an old friend who credited it with saving her life – so she melted it and poured it into a clay mold she … Continue reading
Posted in Cardinal Rules, Winged wisdoms
Tagged best friends, car accidents, car crash, car crashes, cardinal, grief, hope, loss, mourning, salvation, sculpture, sculpture from engine blocks, spring break
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As Above
they say: “As Above, So Below” A mystical teaching and a horror movie ? it is Absurd how far away You seem, and yet we Abound in such Abundance.
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Tagged absurd, abundance, ancient tree, balance, cardinal, hermeticism, interfaith, poetry, Scrabble dictionary, spirituality
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Red & Blue
the bluejay and the cardinal yell at each other across the path. the path however still remains.
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Tagged birds on trees, blue jay, cardinal, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, environment, interfaith, love, nature, poetry, sacred activism, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, The Path, the way, zen
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World Peace Day
Posted in Winged wisdoms, zen dog
Tagged art, blessings, cardinal, cardinal in a tree, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, interspecies spirituality, love, meditation, nature, peace, poetry, poodle, spirituality, standard poodles, sumi-e, tao, zen
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Clergy
this morning, a single Cardinal in a birch tree offered absolution. All is forgiven and blessed.
Posted in Blessings, Statements of Faith, The Now
Tagged absolution, bird, birds, blessings, cardinal, cardinals, faith, forgiveness, hope, ink brush meditiation, nature, religion, spirituality, theology
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