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Tag Archives: longing
Opportunity/deceit
We want We pine, we conspire Plan, hope, and plot All to get what we haven’t got Whether we really need it or not! The little white dog Danced at the door Asking to go out Or so it seemed … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, bone, clever, deceit, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, Elizabeth Teal., faith, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, longing, love, meditation, mysticism, poetry, possession, sumi-e, training, two dogs
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Longing
She lies on the mat In front of the door Where last she saw The one she loves best We all long for Love. Trust it. It always returns… In fact It never truly leaves.
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, cat, cat sitting, cats, daily practice, Elizabeth Teal., faith, hope, ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, longing, love, meditation, mysticism, poem, poetry, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, travel, wisdom
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Longing and desire
What you see as distress, Is only longing… What is the object of desire? What do you long for? These are the more important questions… How can you not long for the renewal that the robin brings? No matter the … Continue reading
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Tagged art, black cat, desire, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interspirituality, longing, love, mysticism, nature, poet, poetry, robin, robin red breast, spirituality, sumi-e
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traveling
one never knows where one’s travels may take them – into the past or off into the future – but here here here You are, and yet i still miss you. gravestone rubbing, ink and rice paper
Posted in The Now
Tagged art experiments, cats, collage, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, gravestone rubbing, ink, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, longing, love, meditation, mindefulness, mourning, mysticism, nature, pace, peace, poetry, rest in peace, rice paper, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby cat
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wanting
wanting, longing, and asking, are not the same. but unless you know the language – they can sound a lot alike. listen deeply. be generous. give thanks.
Waiting
traveling on a bus searching for You. riding, and waiting.. and napping and hoping. Are you? waiting and hoping, looking forward is so very important, (be it through bus window or bay window) as long as you remember to wag … Continue reading
Posted in Dao Dogs, God's dog
Tagged bus travel, canine poetry, chihuahua mix, dog poetry, ink on fabric, longing, mystic poetry, mysticism, papillion mix, poetry, storytelling, sumi-e, tiny mutts, toy dog, travel, traveling
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hand knit longing
there in the sofa, cuddled in the hand knit afghan is the giant poodle. in his natural habitat. waiting. I see him there – and for a moment remember the hours and the love i knit into the red wool … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, bereavement, dog, grieving, interspecies spirituality, knitting, longing, loss, love, poetry, poodle looking out window, SBNR, spirituality, standard poodles, sumi-e
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