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Tag Archives: grace
Oh, Snap!
Once upon a time It was the most expensive leash I ever bought Custom Two brass rings! Could turn into a kennel rope in seconds Or walk a dog down a country lane. Today, It saved my wrist. While sitting … Continue reading
Eyes & Mirrors
The mirrors of the world are too big to cover, And there is no proper protocols for sitting shiva for a pet… Yet We mourn, we keen and cry – Wail and wet our cheeks with salt and water And … Continue reading
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Tagged art, blessings, condolences, Elizabeth Teal., grace, grief, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, loss, love, nature, poetry, poodle, sitting shiva, spirituality, sumi-e
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Bleeding
Sitting on the floor of the urgent care veterinary clinic The boy now man Sat with his boy Now old man …… I never knew Or maybe I did but never really understood How you could bleed out Without anyone … Continue reading
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Tagged art, bleed, blessings, dog, Elizabeth Teal., emergency veterinary, grace, ink brush painting, interfaith, Liz Teal, love, old dog, poetry, spirituality, spleen, sumi-e, Tomi
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Caught in Flight
The beat of wings A swoop A splash The silver shimmer curved gracefully in the talons of a great bird We are all caught by that which is greater than we Chose whose dinner you wish to be with Grace
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, brush painting, daily practice, eagles, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., enlightenment, faith, fish, flight, grace, ink, ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, SBNR, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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Suffering
I sat on a bench in a crescent of bamboo Seeking You, When into the clearing below Comes a young deer slightly limping on the right front leg. I, too, am here tending my wounds Real, imagined, and self inflicted. … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, deer, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., grace, healing, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, judgement, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, retreat, spirituality, stony point retreat center, sumi-e
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Welcome Home!
Sometimes the surprise you expect, Is not the surprise you get… But sometimes it is the surprise you need!
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, Elizabeth Teal., grace, herding dog, ink brush painting, interfaith, Liz Teal, love, poetry, puppies, puppy, spirituality, sumi-e
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Curtains
I am fond of saying The light of Love (However you name the Divine) shines thru many windows, Our jobs are to open the drapes… But oh, We forget about the sheers! Sometimes we just need someone on the other … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, anoles, art, blessings, brush painting, curtains, daily practice, divine, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, God, grace, gratitude, hope, ink, ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, lizards, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, nature is my religion, poem, poetry, sheers, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, theology
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Lace
Looking up at the black lace of dormancy Against the brilliant blue . I see You. . Light and shade Play across your face, I hear you sing, And long to join in… Soft whistles escape my lips… And I … Continue reading
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Tagged art, bird, birds, Christianity, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ecology, Elizabeth Teal., grace, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, nature is my religion, poem, poetry, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, theology, tree, tree of life, winter
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