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Tag Archives: Elizabeth Teal.
ever green
in the mists of the sunrise, a squirrel chatters and a bird i can not see laughs at me, heartily….. tis not the morning after, this the dawn of a new day – look around you – the evergreen that … Continue reading
Santa’s hat
With a tail that would not stop wagging, She was excited to wear the hat…. unless it was the cheese… after all, all of us come into this world naked … it takes practice to wear any uniform… either way … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, dog training, Elizabeth Teal., gifts, poetry, positive dog training, positive reinforcement, santa hats on dog, toy dogs
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corners
you never know what’s around them, corners, that is… they can be full of surprises….. like life…. no path runs in a straight line.
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Tagged artist, cat crouching, cats, corners, Elizabeth Teal., hope, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, life, painting, paths, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby cat, wisdom
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Solstice
on the longest night in the darkest corner of the yard – a bright golden orb pounced forth! a sun is born! . Hope leaps in my heart as i remember another Orange Cat who purred me to sleep and … Continue reading
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Tagged darkness, death, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., hope, life, orange kitten, Orange Pekoe, purring, sumi-e, therapy cat, wheel of life, winter solstice
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shine
a bright yellow butterfly splashed across my path, and the world was suddenly sunnier. these things happen.
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Tagged butterfly, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., hope, hope is a thing with wings, ink, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, rice paper, spirituality, sulfur, sumi-e, sun, sunny, tao, ye;;ow, Yellow
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Climb
appearing and disappearing in the branches of the tree – at first thought – a squirrel playing – but no! a tiger pounces from limb to limb! no Cheshire cat is she – sure footed and free, teaching me that … Continue reading
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Tagged artist, cat in tree, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., explore, feral cat, minister, out on a limb, painter, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby cat, teachings, tiger
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the invitation
don’t wait for the invitation, instigate one of your own! SEEK… encourage, entice, entreat, persuade, propose, provoke, . bow to JOY.
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Tagged AAA, aacr, aat, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted therapies, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, invitation, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, play bow, seek and you shall find, spirituality, sumi-e, synomyns, toy dog
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Visiting domestic life…
there He was- shining black plumes – strutting His stuff… but Here? Now? We stare out the window of the nursing and rehabilitation center ( no longer a nursing home) entranced…. captivated by His wild domesticity – perhaps pondering our … Continue reading
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Tagged black feathers, domesticity, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., facilities, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, meditation, mysticism, nature, nursing home, pet therapy, poetry, rehabilitation, rooster, spirituality, sumi-e, surprise, wild rooster
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