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Tag Archives: interspirituality
Smelling
Today’s lesson from a puppy: After you have run through the mud, Don’t t forget to stop and smell the flowers… Or eat them!
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., flowers, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, mud, mysticism, nature, no lotus, no mud, poetry, puppies, spirituality, sumi-e, watercolors
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Book club
She came to book club (Masquerading as a calico cat), even though she had no interest in reading words, Only reading hearts and sipping chowder. Her body language was poetic, clear and insistent. Food. Love. These are all that matter. … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, blessings, calico cat, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, gratitude, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, water color, zen
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Bloom NOW
Suddenly, weather was freezing. Too cold for this neck of the woods, And just as suddenly, It was warm again… And as if spring had come early The mock cherry started to bloom! . A fact I noticed when I … Continue reading
Posted in Tao Cats, The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, blessings, bloom where you are planted, cats, cats in trees, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, hope, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Leap
Leap! Reach! Rise up!
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, believe, blessings, cats, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, leap go for it, love, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao
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Swan
Across the pond, In the sky, Jet black against the blue, You flew… . A swan? Yes, a swan. . Expect love, Commit to it.
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Tagged art, black swan, brush painting, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., expectations, faith, flight, hope, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, swan
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Holy
Somedays we all can walk on water, If only for a little bit. . Disparage not the weather, It simply reminds us that even as everything constantly changes, All remains Holy.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, christ, cold, dogs on ice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., frozen puddles, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, mystic, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Pace e bene
We bought a new sofa, And like most things, If you let them, It immediately filled up with Love.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, black cat, brush painting, cat, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, multi pet household, mysticism, poetry, SBNR, sofa, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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Swoop in
From the highest pine, She swooped down. The raindrops,too startled to continue to drop, Seemed suspended… As if for a moment, all time froze. So this is eternity. This beautiful savage moment. This magical Grace.
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Tagged art, bird of prey, blessings, carpe diem, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., falcon, hawk, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, new year, poetry, shamanism, spirituality, sumi-e
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Sun on a rainy day
The sky was grey, Not a shred of blue, But outside the studio , a hurricane had blown a stalk of sunflowers down months ago, And there in the rain, all along the fallen stalks, were blooms, reaching to the … Continue reading
Gifts
She brought him her prize, a small rubber snake. . Graciously, he took it and tossed it into the air. And a game was born. . True trust is found in the mutuality of play.
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