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big blue
the biggest bluest dragonfly i have ever seen landed on the flower. “wow,” i said, “is there any room for anyone else?” i said laughing! and a voice said, “Of course, silly!, all are welcome in the Garden!”
kitten ponders rain
it always seem quite profound that the rain is falling all around. it is at the front door and the back… the blue above is now quite black! not a single window pane is dry…. how does all this fall … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, Buddhism, cats, children, Christianity, faith, hope, humor, interfaith, Islam, Judaism, kitten, rain, sacred, sadness, silly, sky, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby, tao, Thunderstorms, wisdom of grief, zen
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Nike
named not after the goddess, but the shoe, by a boy who liked to run. Nike, the beagle, ran. as did the boy, now man… both became lost, yet, perhaps the goddess was looking out for them anyway – too … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, beagles, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, goddess, grief, home, hounds, interspecies spirituality, loss, love, Ministry of Animals, Mt olympus, nature, nike, pet loss, poetry, running, shoe, spirituality, sumi-e, Victoria
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Surf
in the white foam of a red flag day, in the sand and surf two merpups began to play… I bow to You, You bow to me, and oh how the wind and sea share our reverie! . lesson of … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted play therapy, beach life, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, ink, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, nature, papillion, papillion mix, poetry, poodles, resist, sacred play, sand, water colour
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open
flowers bloom by opening, perhaps we open by blooming….. but this i know, we are all part of the sacred dance of life.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, bloom, butterfly, earth based spirituality, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, natural law, natural spirituality, nature, poetry, red flowers, rice paper, spirituality, sumi-e, sumi-e ink
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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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listening
in that open moment when listening curiosity overtakes fear and Love enters in.
Posted in The Now
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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SHINE
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, animal facilitated chaplaincy, Blessings
Tagged AAA, AAC, AAE, aat, faith, Golden, golden mix, hope, joy, love, pet therapy, power of positive thinking, Spaniel, spaniel cross, spirituality, therapy dog, visiting dogs
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abolutions
even on those days when you feel everything is black and white, the world is filled with color and light.
Posted in Dao Dogs, Tao Cats
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art as meditation, artist, black and white, cat, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, grooming, hope, ink brush painting, meditation, minister, mysticism, poet, quilts, short poems, spirituality, tao, watercolor painting, wisdom, zen
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openings
prop them open if necessary.
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, Tao Cats
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, cats, door stops, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, faith, hope, ink painting, interspecies spirituality, open hearts, open minds, sacred activism, spirituality, springtime, tabbies
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