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Tag Archives: cats
Curled
The healing cat Curled up on my lap And we purred Love into the world.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., healing, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, purring, recovery, spirituality, sumi-e
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How to manage
Cats in pain or pleasure, purr. Perhaps, we can learn to do the same.
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Tagged anxiety, cats, coping mechanism, daily practice, Elizabeth Teal., Liz Teal, Ministry of Animals, pain, pleasure, poem, poetry, purr, purring, purrs, spirituality, sumi-e
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Bloom
The bed of Earth awoke Blanket flowers bloomed Diana in pink danced And the lions are dandy. all who passed Had a Spring in their step.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, black cat, blessings, bloom, brush painting, cats, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, feral cats, ink, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, spirituality, Spring, sumi-e, tao, walking meditation, water color
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Forward
She leaned in And purred, stretching her neck out To nudge my hand. My heart melted. . But I had to reach my hand out to Her first.
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Tagged adoption, cats, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., interspecies spirituality, Liz Teal, love, nature, new cat, poetry, purring, reaching, spirituality, stretching, sumi-e
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Egg
The egg is cracked right above the container But before it can reach the bowl A paw appears Temptation or opportunity strikes. . Do we act on our impulses or our needs?
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Tagged cats, desire, eggs, Elizabeth Teal., Liz Teal, need, opportunity, painting, poem, Poems, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby, wisdom
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Nap
Naps are as essential – As meditations… As prayer… Trust your teachers, Nap. Dream. You can not awaken without taking care of your sleep.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, awaken, black cat, cats, daily practice, dogs, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., enlightenment, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, lessons, Liz Teal, love, naps, nature, poetry, sleep, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, teachings
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More windows
As I entered the office, Directly in front of me was a window. Ten feet from the window was a wall. In front of the wall was a chain link fence. A cat gracefully walked on the top of the … Continue reading
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Tagged art, cats, daily practice, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., fences, freedom, illustration, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, nature, offices, poem, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, walls
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Boxes
Sometimes You need to play outside of the box.
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Tagged art, boxes, cat, cats, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., fun, Liz Teal, meditation, nature, play, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Lights
We stood on the lawn gazing at the flickering lights, Like earthly fireworks, Or shooting stars proclaiming this season of light. Unaware, (at first) A form in the shadows was also following the light… Is someone there? Magi or Mother? … Continue reading
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Tagged art, cat poems, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, eco-theology, Elizabeth Teal., feral cats, holiday decorations, illustration, ink, ink brush painting, interspirituality, lights, Liz Teal, minister, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Boxed
we all have to think outside of the box… . Somedays it means jumping out of one, Sometimes it means jumping into one!
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