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Tag Archives: ink brush painting
fluttering truth
by the bottle bush tree, with her flowers all in bloom bright red fringes give truth to Her name. Life flits about in the light of the setting sun. . our purposes are fleeting. only Beauty and Love remain. what? … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged beauty, bottle brush tree, butterflies, chinese brush painting, chinese watercolor, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faded beauty, Goodness, ink brush painting, insects, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, sacred, spirituality, stamps, sunset, truth, watercolor painting
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directives
He turns his head and tilts it… just a bit….. . sometimes i see the same expression on a small child… and i know the possibilities are endless and there is hope. . it is that moment of Grace where … Continue reading
Feel-lion
Wild and compassionate i feel You. love always flows in more directions than we have compass for.
Posted in The Now
Tagged cat, cats, companion animals, earth based spirituality, Earth centered spirituality, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, felines, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mystic shamanism, mysticism, nature, poetry, sacred painting, shamanic journey, shamanism, spirit animals, spirit painting, spirituality, sumi-e, wild, wildness
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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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Hoot
i step out into the sunlight carrying with me my own shadow… and i hear laughter …..look around! and there, Her head tilted in disbelief, i see Wisdom in the light.
Posted in Statements of Faith, Winged wisdoms
Tagged blessings, early morning, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., hoot, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, morning lauds, morning light, morning meditation, nature, owls, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, whoots, wildlife
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meetings
in the pond on the other side of the window two ducks appeared to be in a deep conversation… while i searched for words, longing to be heard.
light
sun rise or sun set? flying to the light, or aways from it? i watch the birds and long to simply sit in it. visions of highwaymen, and flora and fauna, of a childhood of flip flops and sunburns – … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged birds, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, florida, florida birds, highwaymen, ink brush painting, inspiration, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, sunrise, sunset, water color painting
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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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homecoming
my Love greeted me with flowers in his hair, bounding towards me through the air – with bits of green and twigs too, oh how i missed You!
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