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Tag Archives: cranes
Air
A crane soared past For a moment we were side by side eye to eye It mattered not my feet were on the ground The egret’s were in the air For a moment We were together
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, cranes, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, egrets, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao
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Dawn
The dawn crested over the marsh I drove to the airport And watched Love take flight.
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Tagged art, cranes, dawn, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, Marsh, morning, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, swamp
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Birds and Angels
She spoke of love for chickens long gone, for cranes that called loudly in the deep of night, for emus with their deep green eggs, For the tiniest of birds singing in trees, She spoke with love. . When you … Continue reading
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Tagged angels, animal assisted chaplaincy, birders, birds, brush painting, chickens, cranes, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, finches, Liz Teal, love, meditation, nature, pets, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Flocks
Some look to the stars, Some look to the moon, Some look to the earth beneath their feet… Nevertheless, all belong to the flock.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, cranes, diversity, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, egrets, Elizabeth Teal., flocks, ink brush painting, Inter-faith, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, multiplicity, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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learning curve
i spent the afternoon studying a great blue heron… on a piece of paper, in a class on Chinese painting… a picture of a picture to be painted… struggling to find my beginner’s mind. there is nothing like learning a … Continue reading
lesson from some birds
they say that birds of a feather flock together… as if to validate ideas that segregate – but observation tells a truer story, even if our feathers don’t match – we all share the same air, and we land on … Continue reading
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Tagged air, birds, birds of a feather, cranes, ducks, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ecology, feathers, flight, herons, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, nature, pigeons, spirituality, sumi-e, together, tolerance, unity
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roost
i did not see You anywhere – compassion seems to have fled given way to corruption instead… i sit outside to meditate as i mediate the emotions of my head.. look up , says the voice within – and there … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, birdwatching, cranes, depression, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, florida, hope, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, long leaf pines, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, pace, painting, pine needles, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, white feathers
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pointing
an ancient Buddhist teaching tells me the finger pointing to the moon is not the moon. neither is your beak the sun, yet You point me to it, and the radiance of this day. a finger, a beak or a … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted spiritual direction, birds, Buddhism, cranes, eaching, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, enlightenment, finger pointing to th emoon, herons, interspecies spirituality, love, mysticism, nature, shamanism, Spiritual Counseling, spiritual direction, spirituality, theology
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Meridian Moments
I exit the interstate in a tight circle, having gone from four lanes of 70 mile and hour zooms to a 30 mile an hour single file caravan of seekers looping around a small pond and a flock of egrets and … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted meditation, bird watching, cranes, driving, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, egrets, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, interstate highway, love, meditating, nature, off ramps, peace, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, traveling
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