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Tag Archives: nature
Smiles
How many smiles have you been given in your lifetime? Think of them as Joy seeds, Remember them and they grow, And bloom. How many smiles have you planted ?
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Tagged art, blessings, brush painting, daily practice, dragonfly, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, hope, ink, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, joy, Liz Teal, love, nature, nature is my religion, poem, poetry, smiling dog, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, water color, wisdom
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Carpenters
All you seem to do is destroy, Eating your way through fence and beam… Yet, you are called a carpenter ant, What are you building?
Blooms
Climb. Sing. Eat the flowers.
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Tagged eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., Florida grasshopper, flowers, fun, giant grasshopper, Liz Teal, nature, poem, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, water colors
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Swift
She ran Her own race, Through a field of purple flowers. Running to Her own beautiful rhythms, listening to Her heart.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, brush painting, daily practice, dog training, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, feminism, freedom, gratitude, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mixed breeds, mysticism, nature, poetry, running, self determination, sight hound, spirituality, sumi-e
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The littlest cat When missing When the largest dog came to call. . Two days passed. . And then, I looked up, And there under the eaves on the roof of the porch Perched The littlest cat. . Gentle calls, … Continue reading
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Tagged cats, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, found, gratitude, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, Liz Teal, lost cats, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, wisdom
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Green
The branches on the lemon tree are green. The lemons are green. The leaves are ever. . A young anole, green, Stopped on the branch for a brief conversation With a small green caterpillar…. You are not my food, You … Continue reading
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Tagged anole, art, caterpillars, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, eternal life, green, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, lemon tree, lemons, love, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, water color
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Soft
The gentle bear snoozed softly by my feet. What, she’s a dog, you say? You did not see her eat berries today!
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, Australian shepherd, bears, berries, blessings, dog, dogs, dreams, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, humor, identity, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, nature, poetry, sleeping, spirituality, sumi-e
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Jump
I opened the lid to the trash; The startled the occupants leapt everywhere. One brave enlightened soul simply sat on the rim, For I was not a threat, Just a surprise! . May your days be filled with unexpected joys … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, balance, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, enlightenment, frogs, garbage, gratitude, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, Liz Teal, nature, poem, poetry, shamanism, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, trash cans
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Pastoral
Are you a boy or a girl? The miniature horse said nothing, But continued to chew the remains of a flowering weed. Are you A boy or a girl? The miniature horse said nothing, their forelock filled with flowers. . … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, boy, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., equine, gender, girl, identity, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, miniature horses, nature, pastoral care, pasture, poem, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Princesses
They could have been named Mary and Martha, But they are the princesses, Ariel and Winnifred… “One because She wants to be where the people are, And One because She is SHY” Jet black and plush soft As if one … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, Ariel, art, black cats, Elizabeth Teal., extrovert, faith, introvert, little mermaid, Liz Teal, love, Martha, mary, meditation, mysticism, nature, Once upon a Mattress, poetry, princesses, shy, spirituality, sumi-e, twins, Winnifred
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