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Tag Archives: mud
No mud?
She jumps on my bed Leaving muddy roses Decorating my sheets ……………………….. No mud, no lotus Know mud, Know love!
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, blessings, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, little white dog, Liz Teal, lotus, love, mud, mysticism, nature, paw prints, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Socks
The dog who loves socks The dog who takes them out of laundry baskets And tossed off shoes The dog who Usually wears white ones given by nature today, They chose black socks Also made by nature.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, border collie, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, mud, mysticism, nature, poetry, socks, spirituality, sumi-e
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Lotus like
No mud Know mud No lotus Know lotus
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, brush painting, daily practice, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, Liz Teal, lotus, love, mud, mysticism, nature, peace, poem, poetry, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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Darkening skies
the skies grew dark, The rain poured down, But not everybody wore a frown – For there was mud all around!
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Tagged daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, humor, joy, little white dog, Liz Teal, meditation, Mika, mud, nature, play, poem, poetry, rain, Storm, sumi-e, terrier mix
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Smelling
Today’s lesson from a puppy: After you have run through the mud, Don’t t forget to stop and smell the flowers… Or eat them!
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., flowers, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, mud, mysticism, nature, no lotus, no mud, poetry, puppies, spirituality, sumi-e, watercolors
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Reminder: love the whole world.
Why are people always bragging that poodles don’t shed? When they’d bring the whole world inside instead…
Mud
The soft snore of a sleeping dog, Upside down, belly exposed and legs akimbo… So perfectly filled with dreams and trust, How can I be made at the mud on the sheets.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, dog play, dreams, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Lizzie Teal, love, mud, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, poodle paw, rain, sheets, spirituality, standard poodle, story teller, sumi-e, tao, trust, zen
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Music
Shake, rattle and roll let the rhythm of life fill you! Rain falls, tides rise – see the world thru other’s eyes. Mud and puddle are for play, find the joy in every day. Shake, rattle and roll
Posted in Gratitudes, The Now
Tagged dog, joy, mud, music of life, play, puddle, rain, rhythm of life, spirituality
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Impressions
I know you are here. I see your pawprints in the mud. They seems so much larger than I remembered. Perhaps we have both grown.
Posted in Poems, The Now
Tagged change, mud, nature, pawprints, paws, poetry, spirituality
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