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Tag Archives: mourning
Magic boxes
He held in his hand A magic box And showed me a love long gone, But still present. . Love never dies. . May we be happy that we can mourn, For it means we can love. Do not be … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, bereavement, cell phones, Elizabeth Teal., German Shepherd, grief, ink, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, loss, love, mourning, pet loss, poetry, rice paper, spirituality, sumi-e
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Tears
Tears & tears One washes, One rips. . The little dog yelps and barks joining The tantrum of holy righteous anger and wounded inner child Roiling in my belly. No cuddling comforting Therapy Dog is She – But fierce in … Continue reading
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Tagged AAI, aat, animal assisted chaplaincy, art, bereaved, bereavement, broken, Elizabeth Teal., grief, heartache, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mourning, pain, pet therapy, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tantrums, tears, therapy dog
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Vigils
A flutter by my feet, And floosh – A little yellow bird flew out from under the table Up into the blue blue sky Like a Kaddish prayer, A psalm, A possibility.
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Tagged art, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, hope, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Kaddish, little birds, love, mourning, mysticism, nature, poetry, prayers, sacred activism, spirituality, sumi-e, yellow birds
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Laps
Running laps, He chooses mine! It may be hard to paint with a cat in your lap, But it is easy to Love.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, brush painting, cat in lap, cat trapped, cats, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., friendship, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, Liz Teal, meditation, mourning, mysticism, poetry, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e
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Under
Hurt, angry and triggered, I step outside to the smell of ripening lemons. I seek the source and in the shadows under a leaf I find a companion … One hiding from the rain, The other of us, hiding in … Continue reading
Blue
Sometimes when you feel blue, There is nothing you can do, But wade thru. And remember, even when you feel blue, There is a whole rainbow inside of You. And I am here too.
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Tagged depression, dog training, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., fear, fearful dogs, grief, interspecies spirituality, Liz Teal, mourning, nature, painting, poetry, solace, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, the blues, water color
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Limits of speed
Sitting in bumper to bumper traffic I pass a sign: Speed limit 70 mph I crawl along I pass another sign: Minimum speed 40 mph I continue to creep, My GPS on my phone adding time as I travel forward … Continue reading
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Tagged accidents, art, blessings, brush painting, butterflies, car, car crash, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., enlightenment, faith, fatal crash, grief, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, love, meditation, mourning, mysticism, nature, nature is my religion, poem, poetry, semi-truck, spirituality, sulfur butterflies, sumi-e, traffic, travel, truck crash, Yellow
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Transitions
In a drawer In a basket of white gloves, Once used to handle Precious. Art. (the kind of art that has Meaning…. But for the most part is simply ugly- Not the kind of honest ugly that Wakes you UP, … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artist studios, cleaning, cycles of life, decluttering, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, Elders, Elizabeth Teal., end of life, faith, family homes, grief, hope, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, mice, mourning, mouse, poem, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, white gloves
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morning darkness
in the morning darkness before the sun has risen, light still shines hidden in the deep soft fur of Love.
unto others
in the middle of my road lay a black cat. was it my black cat? my heart! oh no. it was not my black cat…. . wrapped in a black towel i took him to the vet to see if … Continue reading
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Tagged 'do unto others', art, black cats, cat, cat hit by car, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, grief, interspecies spirituality, kindness, loss, mourning, mysticism, poetry, reciprocity, road kill, shock, spirituality, sumi-e
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