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Tag Archives: cat fights
Hissing
It started on the patio, It started on the lawn, It started on the porch, But it doesn’t ever really matter where it starts, It matters that it stops.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, black cats, blessings, cat fights, conflict, conflict resolution, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., fabric, ink, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, painting, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, territorial
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Fear
fear Like and angry cat Lies in wait It pounces When you feel backed into a corner… . Remember The world is still round, All things are possible.
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Tagged art, blessings, brush painting, cat fights, cats, daily practice, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, fear, hope, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, pounce, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, wisdom
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Mine?
When the squabbles and spats over territory Exhaust the players, They stop the fighting, Realizing the cost too great…. They fall to sleep, Together. Once again Discovering There is no territory worth more than Love. I watch them pondering the … Continue reading
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Tagged brush painting, cat fights, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, enzo, feral cats, friendship, imperialism, ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, meditation, nature, poem, poetry, SBNR, shamanism, spirituality, sumi-e, territory terror, theology
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Blessings of an un-made bed
The calico cat and the tabby did not get along… They spat nad hissed (and never kissed), But then, one saw a soft spot in the folds of a quilt, Not knowing that the other had found comfort in the … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, art, beds, blessings, cat fights, eco-spirituality, housekeeping, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, multi-cat households, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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frenemies
i live with two cats, who by actions and purr seem quite content with me… but toward each other there is no equity, only enmity. awake they hiss, so sleep is bliss! Back to back they nap, one on a … Continue reading
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, Tao Cats
Tagged animals, art, black cat, calico cat, cat fights, cats, caught in the middle, cold war, content, detante, humor, ink brush painting, lessons from cats, mediation, mediator, negotiations, poetic humor, SBNR, spirituality, sumi-e, two cats
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