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Tag Archives: chinese brush painting
unexpected guests
i painted a window to hold the golden dreams of a sunlit day… but before i could fill the window with splashes of bright, a giant bug walked across my journal… . and then one flew into my hair, and … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged big bugs, brush painting, chinese brush painting, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., giant cockroaches, ink brush painting, insects, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, nature is my religion, painting, poetry, Reverend Elizabeth Teal, sumi-e, water bugs, zazen
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toys
Her face was white, Her fur was grey, well what was left of it… Her tail no longer a plume, but a whip with a tassel – yet still it waved in greeting to the person she could no longer … Continue reading
Posted in God's dog
Tagged aging, aging dog, animal assisted chaplaincy, art, chinese brush painting, daily meditation practice, dog poetry, Elizabeth Teal., greeting, Husky, husky mix, ink, ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, love, Ministry of Animals, old dogs, poetry, radical hospitality, rice paper, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dogs, velveteen rabbit
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bouquets of busy
simply to be, is to be busy. for what is busy, if not productive? and what is the simile of productivity? To be busy as a bee! and nothing simple is ever easy: even to a simple bee. thus, we … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitudes, Statements of Faith
Tagged bees, chinese brush painting, Elizabeth Teal., fun, God loves you, honey bees, ink, meditation, mindfulness, mother's day, painting, poetry, practice, productivity, pun, simile, simplicity, watercolor
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FOCUS!
The dragonfly with crystal wings flew in front of me, and all was a blurr but Her. And suddenly everything came into focus. tis said that one can not focus on more than one thing at a time, and … Continue reading
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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Fuzzy Focus
somedays when all is fuzzy, and you feel out of focus… remember: You are still seen with Love.
Posted in The Now, Winged wisdoms
Tagged ADD, ADHD, animal assisted chaplaincy, attention, birdwatching, cardinals, chinese brush painting, clearing, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., executive function, focus, i see you, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, nature, organization, painting, poetry, spirituality, tao, unconditional love, zen
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Camilla
peak a boo i see YOU! (even in the tiniest frog sings the song of Love, and Hope.)
Posted in Gratitudes, joy
Tagged camilla, chinese brush painting, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, flower, hope, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, tiny green frog, tree frog, zen
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stamp
we stamp our feet. we stamp our letters. and we stamp our art. the first is in anger or frustration, the second is a fee for services expected, and the third is a seal of character, or appreciation, or locations … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged amo, anger, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted meditation, black cat, black cats, chinese brush painting, chops, daily practice, fear, ink brush meditation, interfaith, love, meditation, perspective, SBNR, seals, self-help, spirituality, stamps, sumi-e, universalism
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in your face….
i look down and see a beautiful blue dragon fly zig zag past my knees. my dog leaps back in surprise. at the shiny black eyes headed straight for his. where we stand, at any given moment is awe inspiring. … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged awe, blue dragonfly, chinese brush painting, dragonflies, dragonfly face close-up, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, insects, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, judge not, love, nature, painting, poetry, self love, self-help, Spiritual ecology, spirituality, sumi-e
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Fence sitting
twice a year the world sits in balance – but each day we are balancing – bloom, bud and branch are all contained in the seed. They say the four noble treasures are gentlemen – pah! the seasons belong to … Continue reading
