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Tag Archives: joy
Tao puppy
You fill my heart, And yet, there is always room. The Tao of pets – Ever full, ever spacious. Love is like that.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, friendship, heart, ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, tao
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R’s
rest. recover. rejoice. Repeat.
Love is everywhere
The dog lies beside me while I meditate, The dog lies beside me in the church, The dog lies beside me while I paint, The dog always tells the truth.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, dog, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., hand made ink, handmade paper, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, joy, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, stamped, standard poodle, sumi-e, trust, truth
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Like water
Like water of a duck’s back, Peace came, Filled with giggles and joy and otters and mermaids.
Posted in The Now
Tagged baptism, blessings, ducks, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Harriman State Park, joy, nature, peace, poetry, spirituality, splashing, sumi-e
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Siblings and friendships
Trying to nap, The littlest one jumps with joy and only wants to play. But no grumbles, Best to simply wake up and play… You might just find surprise joy that way!
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Tagged enlightenment, joy, multi-dog households, poetry, spirtuality
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freedom to play
She rolled on her back, reaching for all the sunshine she could gather in her outstretched paws. Joy shimmered from her fur like a Fourth of July sparkler. Independence without true Freedom is still tyranny.
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Tagged adoption, cat poetry, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., feral cats, fourth of july, freedom, freedom to love, independence, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, joy, Liz Teal, love, meditation, poetry, Reverend Elizabeth Teal, spirituality, sumi-e, watercolor
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Hello!
i enter home again and am greeted with a spinning wagging happiness! such JOY! is it me? or simply She knows the ways of radical hospitality that heal a weary soul.
Posted in animal facilitated chaplaincy
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, dog, dogs, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, greeting, happiness, healing, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, radical hospitality, spirituality, sumi-e, tail wagging, toy dog, welcome
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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
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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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looking for love
Love is in the air….. what did you think it would look like?
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Tagged art, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, expectations, humor, joy, love, male anole, male lizard, mating behavior, Mother Nature, nature, nature as a guide, sacred, Spring
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Life and death
before me on the table is a vase of dead flowers, i ponder them, there life gone, their color too – i ponder them and think of You… i take take them out – stems wet and soggy – and … Continue reading
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Tagged amphibians, baby frogs, brush painting, contemplation, contemplative practice, dead flowers, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, frogs, Good Friday, grief, ink, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, life, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, possibilities, resurrection, sadness, spirituality, vase, water color
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