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Tag Archives: eco-ministry
Mirrors and illusions
There at my elbow is a muzzle, nudging me to pay attention to the more important things in life – all is illusion, and as such, magic is real – and all is Love. art does not mimic life, … Continue reading
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Tagged art, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., hand, handmade ink, illusion, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, life, Liz Teal, mirrors, mysticism, pet, poetry, real magic, rice paper, spirituality, sumi-e
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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
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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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directives
He turns his head and tilts it… just a bit….. . sometimes i see the same expression on a small child… and i know the possibilities are endless and there is hope. . it is that moment of Grace where … Continue reading
Round
be Eden. or Mother. or simply your home…. Respect is in order… for whatever your beliefs – we all live here now, and now we must do something to help our Eden Or Our Mother, but most certainly Home for … Continue reading
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Tagged call, climate change, earth day, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ecology, Eden, faith, feathered, fined, furred, global warming, home, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, nature, poetry, sacred activism, scaled, spirituality, weird weather
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looking for love
Love is in the air….. what did you think it would look like?
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Tagged art, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, expectations, humor, joy, love, male anole, male lizard, mating behavior, Mother Nature, nature, nature as a guide, sacred, Spring
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Feel-lion
Wild and compassionate i feel You. love always flows in more directions than we have compass for.
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Tagged cat, cats, companion animals, earth based spirituality, Earth centered spirituality, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, felines, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mystic shamanism, mysticism, nature, poetry, sacred painting, shamanic journey, shamanism, spirit animals, spirit painting, spirituality, sumi-e, wild, wildness
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Life and death
before me on the table is a vase of dead flowers, i ponder them, there life gone, their color too – i ponder them and think of You… i take take them out – stems wet and soggy – and … Continue reading
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Tagged amphibians, baby frogs, brush painting, contemplation, contemplative practice, dead flowers, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, frogs, Good Friday, grief, ink, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, life, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, possibilities, resurrection, sadness, spirituality, vase, water color
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listening
in that open moment when listening curiosity overtakes fear and Love enters in.
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Tagged active listening, animal assisted chaplaincy, brush painting, chihuahua mix, curiosity, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, ink, ink brush painting, love, mysticism, papillon, papillon mix, papillons, poet, poetry, sacred listening, SBNR, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dog, toy dog profile, wordsmith
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