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Tag Archives: Liz Teal
warmth
the cat brought a friend to breakfast, or perhaps for breakfast… so i sat down to join them… the cat, perhaps sensing my peacekeeping nature, fled. so i sat with the snake instead who raised a scaled head and eyed … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged breakfast, cats, garter snakes, Liz Teal, observations, painting, peace, peacekeepers, Poems, poetry, Reverend Elizabeth Teal, snakeas, sumi-e
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Air travel
At the airport, Watching Travelers… Some with two legs, Some with four… Hurry up. and wait. Soon you will soar.
Posted in The Now
Tagged airport, airport dogs, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted therapy, art, comfort dogs, Elizabeth Teal., ESA, ink brush painting, interfaith, Liz Teal, love, patience, poem, poetry, rushing, service dogs, sumi-e, therapy dogs, waiting
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paths/tracks
paths crossed, even those that seemed at first to go around the edges. (what made that dotted line? i have no clue, but i shall not tear across it) we lay our tracks with every step we mark our … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, The Now
Tagged animal tracks, bird tracks, bugs, Elizabeth Teal., life, Liz Teal, nature poetry, painting, paths, paw prints, poet, poetry, sacred, spiritual paths
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bugged
Lessons from a camellia: let whatever bugs you, pollinate your blooms.
Posted in bugs, The Now
Tagged bloom, camellia, Elizabeth Teal., inspiration, Liz Teal, poem, poet, poetry, pollinate, rice paper, sumi-e
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Broken
A cardinal appeared on a broken fence, On a day full of possibilities, And of pain. In every moment, choices of listening and healing. . A cardinal appeared on the broken fence… Reminding the world of the need to mend … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged cardinals, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, grief, hope, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, meditation, nature, poem, poetry, red bird, spirituality, struggle, sumi-e
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I see You
The calico cat sat On the other side of the door… She was big (for a cat), She was fluffy, She was wild, In that feral feline way… The white dog sat On the other side on the door… She … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, beloved community, building bridges, cats, companions, dogs, Elizabeth Teal., hope, Liz Teal, love, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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True Story
My dog ate my homework, Then her older brother stepped on my rice paper… After running outside in the mud. I give thanks for both of them. This is real. This is true. What did I create during my meditation? … Continue reading
beauty
Beauty. ever present, unseen as we look for salvation elsewhere. Beauty that makes me want to fall on my knees before it… Pure. True, Good. with Her feet in the silt of the spring run, the sun glistening of Her … Continue reading
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