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Tag Archives: metaphor
Spring ahead
The border collie was a beautiful blur of Poetry in motion. . Inspiration To Spring Or Leap Or Jump Or just a reminder to reset your clock For the possibilities ahead.
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Tagged agility, beautiful, border collie, clocks, day light savings, dog training, Elizabeth Teal., Liz Teal, metaphor, poem, poetry, spring ahead, trials
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Growing and longing
He used to be my pocket panther, Now he surfs the countertops, Seeking nibbles of kibbles Then leaps into my lap, And overflows it! Next he jumps out the door, Taking my heart with Him every time!
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, black cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., feral cats, growing up, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, metaphor, Ministry of Animals, motherhood, mysticism, nature, pets, poem, poetry, rescued, spirituality, sumi-e
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Float
As I stepped outside A feather floated down onto the path. . Flying sometimes means ruffling some feathers… Remember The importance of floating on the winds of Grace And giving thanks.
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Tagged art, birds, blessings, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., feathers, flight, grace, hope, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, metaphor, metaphors, nature, poetry, sacred activism, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e
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Agility class
Today we learned to leap To leap around corners To arch up into the air like a rainbow And shine. One must be agile to navigate this course we call Life.
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Bitten
Something small bit my dog, But like most of us when we get bitten by the small things in life, We don’t leave them alone, we get ahold of the hurt place and start chewing at it…. . But with … Continue reading →
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Tagged bite, bites, bitten, chewing, cone, cone of shame, dogs, Elizabeth Teal., healing, illustration, ink, Liz Teal, metaphor, Ministry of Animals, painting, poem, spiders, water color, wisdom, wounded
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Flight
The giant brown bug landed onto the top of my head. I SCREAMED, The giant bug landed into the middle of my paper I SHRIEKED. The great mahogany bird walked over to the ink dish. And watched me, antenna scanning … Continue reading →
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Tagged American cockroaches, art, brush painting, consciousness, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ecology, Elizabeth Teal., fear, flight, florida, giant cockroaches, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, Liz Teal, mahogany birds, meditation, metaphor, mysticism, nature, nature is my religion, painting, poetry, religion, SBNR, spirituality, sumi-e, theology, unity
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A day
It was as if a petal had simply released itself from the bloom, And fluttered away. on a stick, from a tree, now dead, The resurrection ferns sprang to life after the rain, Revealing bright green hope. And the mountain … Continue reading →
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, anoles, black cats, brush painting, butterfly, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ferns, gratitude, handmade paper, ink, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, lizards, meditation, metaphor, naps, peace rose, poem, poetry, resurrection, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, water color
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Fear
Big eyes Ears at half mast Shallow breathing…. All the signs of fear… Frozen safely on the other other side of the chain link, The barking dog can not reach Her. Yet the more the dog barks, the more filled … Continue reading →
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Tagged anxiety, art, barking dogs, brush painting, cat, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., fear, feral cats, frozen, ink brush painting, love, media hype, meditation, metaphor, panic stricken, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Resurrection
At first it looked like two cats encircling their prey, Til I realized the cats were asleep, And the frog was dead… Handed a dustpan to move the corpse to a more lasting place of peace (This scene was in … Continue reading →
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, brush painting, cats, cats killing frogs, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., freedom, frogs, ink, ink brush meditation, meditation, metaphor, naps, nature, poetry, predation, prey, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e
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gifts from strangers
the door opened and it was as if three kings baring gifts had suddenly appeared, if gold was cheese. the door opened and it was as if Love had descended into their world again, if love was a dog. … Continue reading →
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