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Tag Archives: Elizabeth Teal.
Safety
The iron fence at the gated community Makes the residents feel safe. The resident cats know better. Safety comes from a community that loves and feeds You.
Posted in The Now
Tagged beloved community, cat, Elizabeth Teal., fence, feral cats, gated community, love
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Manners matter
they told me the woman in the purple shirt was terrified of dogs, and she was. righteously so — she had broken her tibia, fibula and femur not from any attack.. but from an out of control canine bounding toward … Continue reading
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, animal facilitated chaplaincy
Tagged animals, art, broken leg, dog, dog training, drawing, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., fear, happy friendly dog, illustration, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, manners, pain, pet therapy, phobia, physical rehabilitation, physical therapy, poetry, political correctness, poodle, rehab, scared of dogs, spirituality, sumi-e, therapy dogs, Visiting pets
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playing cards
the table was enticingly strewn with heroes, heaven knows we need some these days- for there were plenty of villains in play… when suddenly, Catgrrl jumped into fray! although she could shuffle the decks just fine – she lacked the … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged card games, cats, deck building games, Elizabeth Teal., fun, games, heroes, humor, ink paintings, Ministry of Animals, play, poetry, save the day, super heros, tabbies, tabbys, villians, wisdom
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angels and schools
the pools of color, wet with potential, lay in the sun to dry and wait for their mysteries to be uncovered…. (we never actually create alone -) when the sun was done, we searched them for where fish were … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged angel fish, aquariums, Chinese painting, creativity, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., hope, interspirituality, Lian Zhen, love, mysticism, nature, paintings, poetry, schools, spirituality, together, water color, workshops
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Tornado Warnings
the skies were grey, the lap was full, a big dog a little dog twin cats and a calico, and somewhere slinked at our feet, a splash of living black velvet…. there is safety in numbers…. the warning sounds … Continue reading
mentoring peace
peace is possible…. look around you can see it everywhere – even if it is only a glimpse….. . but like a tiny seedling that needs nurturing, first it has to be seen, and tended not weeded. . two together … Continue reading
Posted in God's dog
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, comfort, dreams, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, friendship, give peace a change, harmony, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, meditation, nature, pax, peace, poetry, sacred activism, SBNR, sleeping dogs, social action, solace, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, two dogs, wisdom, zen
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Lessons from the past
Emily tells us that Hope is a thing with wings… (or at least feathers) if so, it sings. (no matter the weather) it is up to us to listen to the song – it’s up to us to sing along.
Blue
Water marked, He paused and looked in thru the glass doors… In a day of stormy weather, Inside Peace reigned.
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Tagged cat, Elizabeth Teal., feral cats, ink, mysticism, paining, peace, poetry, rainy day, stormy weather, teaching, water marked tabby, watercolor, watercolour
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a tale of two tails
at the foot of my bed, stretched across the full width, appeared a magical animal, with two long tails, eight legs and only one head – and from it came a rumbling that was so loud it almost shook the … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, cats on bed, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, nature, new years day, old year passing, poetry, spirituality, storytelling, sumi-e, tao, twin cats, zen
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circus acts
sifting thru the layers of my life, i go outside, into the garden to collate and compose – and there She is – silently, gracefully, gliding on a slim branch – effortlessly She teaches me the circus arts – we … Continue reading