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Tag Archives: cat
Valuables
Goblets fall, bowls break… Tea spills. you may think it’s accidental , Or that I am just klutzy… . But maybe I am freeing your life from clutter Or creating more antiques for the future…. Or simply reminding you That … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, art, breakage, cat, cat jumps, cats, clumsily, clumsy, clutzy, Elizabeth Teal., forgiveness, ink brush painting, jumping, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mindfulness, poetry, spillage, spirituality, sumi-e, wine spills
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Contemplating
Take the moment. Contemplate the quiet. Find the circles and spaces of your soul. Or paw….. Purr.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, cat, cat washing paw, contemplation, contemplative, Contemplative life, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., enzo, illustration, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, meditation, mindfulness, nature, poem, poetry, presence, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, zazen
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Lazy Eights
On the sofa Eternity Lazes. . A dog and a cat, Curl into each other They sleep And dream. Eternity is now. Cuddle up.
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Tagged black cat, cat, cats, dog, Elizabeth Teal., eternity, figure 8, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, love, poetry, spirituality, standard poodle, sumi-e, tao
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Watching
The tv screen flickers with stories of shame and pain, Of aged politicians and realms long gone, Of expectations and promises… A king and his daughters Speak in prose and verse While two cats, Formerly at odds, Hissing and spitting … Continue reading
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Tagged cat, cats, comfort, community, compassion, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., fear, friendship, future hope, ink brush painting, King Lear, Liz Teal, meditation, poetry, politics, shakespeare, spirituality, sumi-e, television, territorial, verse, wisdom
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Blinders
Sometimes it is not enough to simply open the blinds, you have to get behind them to see what is really Here
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, brush painting, cat, cats, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, enlightenment, humor, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, open, poetry, religion, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, venetian blinds, window, windows
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Tired
The dragonfly flew around the room,But the cat stayed in the laundry basket,Only chasing it with Her eyes.
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Tagged animals, art, cat, chasing, Elizabeth Teal., ink, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, love, meditation, poem, poetry, rice paper, silver, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby, tired, zen
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Distant thoughts
Contemplation In this moment, brings future moments. we can only see the into the distance, when We look closely at the present.
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Tagged black cat, cat, contemplative, meditation, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, zazen
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Measurements
There is no need to fight …. Tug for play not war, We all measure up in the eyes of Love!
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Tagged cat, dog, illustration, ink brush painting, love, peace, play, play therapy, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tape measure, tug, tug of war
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Pizza rat? Pizza cat!
It started simply, He would finish is morning cereal And offer her the milk at the bottom of the bowl… But now she has moved up to lunch… Today she stole a whole slice of pizza Right off of his … Continue reading
Sides
A cedar-colored cat Sat On a log. . On a cedar log Sat A self-colored cat. . Under the cat Sat The cedar log. . On top of the log Sat The cat. . We sat together glowing golden bronze … Continue reading
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Tagged cat, cats, cedars, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, interspecies spirituality, Liz Teal, logs, meditation, nature, non-dualism, poem, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, theology, trees, universalism, wisdom, zazen
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