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Tag Archives: ink brush painting
lines
the line between heaven and earth blurs while flying.
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, birds in flight, earth, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, flight, green fields, heaven, heaven on earth, ink brush painting, mystic experience, mystic heart, nature, poetry, rev.elizabeth teal, Reverend Elizabeth Teal, shamanism, soaring, spirituality, universal shamanism
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at the edge
desire, love, & longing, everything really is about belonging. . All are welcome at the Table. COME. SIT. STAY.
worship
atop the pole the crow looked up… at what? i could not say – but i stayed and looked up too.
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged American crow, animal assisted chaplaincy, crows, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, feeling better, healing, hope, ink, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, meditation, mystic shamanism, mysticism, nature as a guide, pax, poetry, practical faith, prayer, spirituality, sumi-e, sumi-e ink, universal shamanism, worship
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pick up game
The cats were tossing the dinosaur, it skittered softly across the floor… but wait…… someone new has come to play! i turned to look and what did i see? the felted catnip toy being carried with joy by someone who … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged catnip toys, cats, chihuahua mix, daily play, Elizabeth Teal., holy fools, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, nature, papillion mix, Pim, play, poetry, sacred play, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dogs, toys for toy dogs, training toy dogs, trick training
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dream identities
the pocket panther lies in the doorway pondering the possibilities, dreaming of pouncing on the promises that are hidden in the DNA of all of us…. . we are Wild, we are Free. we are Holy.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, birds, black cat, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, freedom, holy, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mystic shamanism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, universal shamanism
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crawl
sometimes reaching is reaching out not up.
what bad hair day?
some of us have hair, some have fur, some scales, or feathers…… and that is neither good nor bad….. on any day.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, fur, hair, hair vs fur, ink brush painting, judgement, nature, no judgement, poetry, poodle mix, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, terrier mix, unity, universalism, wisdom, zen
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liquid cat
i opened the door and there on the threshold was a liquid cat, His Love poured over the ground of my being, He purred possibilities. they say the states of matter are solid, liquid and gas….. but not necessarily in … Continue reading
Posted in Tao Cats, The Now
Tagged cats, Elizabeth Teal., everything is holy, gas, ground of our being, holy, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, liquid cats, love, matter, meditations, Ministry of Animals, mysticism, nature, painting, poetry, solid, spirituality, states of matter, sumi-e, transendence, zen
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transforming
as i try to transform my thoughts into words i am temporarily blinded by a veil of orange that kisses my face and flutters on….. and i see transformation splashed everywhere. flutter on.
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