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Tag Archives: ink brush painting
square meals
my Aunt Dot used to always have square dogs, in fact, my uncle used to say Aunt Dot made square dogs…. i miss her. met a square dog today, thought of her. sometimes love looks like a four square meals … Continue reading
Posted in God's dog
Tagged all American dog, animal assisted chaplaincy, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, family, fat, fat dogs, food, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, no judgement, pit bull mix, poetry, spirituality, square meals, sumi-e
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bounce
in the grey matter of a grey day in the corner of my eye, suddenly someone wants to play… and corners of Joy awaken.
Posted in God's dog
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, dog, dog training, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, mystic dog training, mysticism, nature, play bow, poetry, puppies, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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wanderer
you may be homeless or you may be home, more or less… but either way, You passed me by – and i saw your Grace. . we are all travelers, as the sage says, walking each other Home.
Posted in The Now
Tagged cat illustration, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, feral cat, grace, homeless, ink brush painting, lost, love, McDonald's, mysticism, nature, painting on napkin, poem, poetry, ram dass, spirituality, sumi-e, the way, traveling, wisdom
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image
in the sky or in the earth you are worthy You have worth no matter what or where your birth.
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged all are worthy, cat, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, enzo, Father Sky, goddess, good woman, graven images, hobo signs, imagining God, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, meditation, Mother Nature, mysticism, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, worship
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detente
the hissing has stopped but the posturing hasn’t – with battle lines drawn, and everything a fight, how can we ever learn to live together in peace? . Trust & Training. . everything takes practice.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, artist, battle lines, cat fight, cats, eco-chaplaincy, fights, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, nature, non-violent action, opposition, peace, poet, poetry, Reverend Elizabeth Teal, spirituality, sumi-e, trainer, training, trust
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Fuzzy Focus
somedays when all is fuzzy, and you feel out of focus… remember: You are still seen with Love.
Posted in The Now, Winged wisdoms
Tagged ADD, ADHD, animal assisted chaplaincy, attention, birdwatching, cardinals, chinese brush painting, clearing, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., executive function, focus, i see you, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, nature, organization, painting, poetry, spirituality, tao, unconditional love, zen
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class
the dogs were sitting in class, and a crow came and sat on the grass. i wonder what they thought about what was being taught.
loss
somedays if feels like everything is lost in loss. like you have fallen in the mud and it all comes falling in too… but is that true? is that really true? when you have such grand angels watching over you…. … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged angels, animal assisted chaplaincy, compassion, death of a parent, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, geese, goslings, greiving, grief, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, loss, love, mated for life, mysticism, nature, parenting, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, trauma, trauma and loss
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learning curves
dear dark eyed puppy the world is such a big place! but not all noise and substance is dangerous… (and with Gentle guidance, i too, will learn this!)
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, beagle mix puppy, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, high startle, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, loud sounds, mysticism, poetry, puppy socialization, puppy training, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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derring do – i dare you
so i look over at the neighbors roof and there is one of the tabby kittens bold as You please, just sitting there, in the Light.
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