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Tag Archives: ink
Hello
Once there was a fence between us, But all i had to do was to climb over it to see You.
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Tagged anole, community, conversation, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., friendship, handmade paper, hope, ink, Liz Teal, lizards, meditation, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, unity
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Inquiry
Somedays are filled with more questions than answers. And answers that lead to more questions…. Follow the leads, It just might be that to question is the answer.
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Tagged art as spiritual practice, black tail, cat tail, cat tale, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., handmade paper, ink, ink brush meditation, interspecies spirituality, Liz Teal, meditation, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, Unitarian, Universalist, UU
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Return
The flower opened, The hummingbird returns. Bloom. Return. Return, return, And again, return.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, birds, blessings, blooms, brush painting, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ecology, Elizabeth Teal., faith, flowers, hope, hummingbirds, ink, interspirituality, Liz Teal, mindfulness, mysticism, nature is my religion, paintings, poem, poetry, rice paper, SBNR, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, xuen
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Space
Sometimes you might need to evacuate So that others can evacuate to the spaces you have left. . Be safe, be gentle…. Everyone needs shelter in a storm.
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Tagged critters in attic, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., evacuate, evacuations, house damage, hurricanes, ink, meditation, nature, opossums, poetry, practical wisdom, raccoons, recovery, rice paper, spirituality, storms, sumi-e
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Zazen
There in the yard …. While I sat, You sat. I tried not to stare, You made no such effort.
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Tagged bird of prey, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., hawk, hawk medicine, hawk sitting, ink, Liz Teal, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, zazen
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Rise or set
Moment to moment all around the globe Sunrises and sunsets, The dark leaps forward, As does The ever present light.
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Tagged art, black cat, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, ink, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, watercolor
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Early morning flights
In the early morning, I looked up to pray & find myself watching flight paths… Creatures of the night Are also creatures of the dawn. We fly where we are needed and fed.
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Tagged bats, dawn, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink, mediation, morning, nature, peace, poetry, prayers, spirituality, sumi-e, xuan paper
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Home
The fattest little green frog Sat filling his leaf Some days you leap, Some days you sit. All is well
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Tagged green frogs, ink, interfaith, leap, Liz Teal, meditation, poem, spirituality, tree frogs, water color, zazen
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windows and boxes
letting the ink flow into rivulets like the topography of a map, thus the heart is revealed. . Many paths – One Home. .
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