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Tag Archives: ink brush
Flipping
Sometimes you just have to turn the page, Flip the script, And roll with it… …. That is when joy enters in.
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, blessings, border collie, change, daily practice, dogs, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush, interfaith, joy, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, redo, regroup, rolling in the grass, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e
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Yearn
Soft eyed Seeking Soft heart Weeping We meet in that famous field beyond right and wrong. . We yearn to belong, We must learn that we already do.
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Tagged art, belonging, blessed be, blessings, brush painting, chop, compassion, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, Elizabeth Teal., faith, ink, ink brush, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, loneliness, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, Rumi, spirituality, standard poodle, sumi-e
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Caws-ality
The hard drive crashed, And with fingers crossed in hope and prayer It has been sent away to hospital, or perhaps Frankenstein’s laboratory for devices with names. And then, And the tablet crashed …too old to save… And thus my … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged birds, crows, data recovery, Elizabeth Teal., hope, ink brush, Liz Teal, murder of crows, poem, poetry, salvation, water color
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Summer!
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Tagged dogs, faith, ink brush, jope, journaling, light, meditation, napping, shine, sumi-e, Summer, summertime, sun, under a bushel, water color
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Bowing: an invitation
Her tail was a flurry as she pounced down to pray…. oh you say? don’t i mean PLAY… perhaps it is you, who have lost your way… for in honest play who can deny the communion with the divine? To … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted activities, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted play therapy, animal assisted spiritual direction, animal assisted therapies, divine joy, eco-chaplaincy, holy play, ink brush, ink brush meditation, love, play bow, poetry, sumi-e, toy dog
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Song
Come Out Side Sang the bird by the fountain. Come out And Play!
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Tagged birds, coming out, ink brush, joy, peace, plein air, Spring, sumi-e
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a small prayer Full of thanks
for all Your giving and forgiving may we all be thankful. and may too, we be giving and forgiving. and filled with thanksgiving. aho.
Posted in The Now
Tagged adoption, aho, animals, dogs and cats, forgiveness, forgiving, giving, ink brush, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, kitchen towel, nature, pets, poem, poetry, prayer, rescue, rice paper, shelter, spirituality, sumi-e, thanks, thanksgiving prayer
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look up!
Posted in The Now
Tagged hand print, hope, ink brush, interspecies spirituality, little dog, love, spirituality, sumi-e, sweet meme
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Huh?
live in the question.
Posted in Blessings
Tagged art, black cat, cat, cats, deep inquiry, doubt, enzo, faith, ink brush, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, meditation, spiritual inquiry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, wisdom, zen
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