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Tag Archives: nature
piecemeal patchwork
i pet a cat called Calico (she was not, of course, made of cloth) and i met a dog named Patch – (unfrayed, he had mended a heart) . i ponder about all bits and pieces of building relationships….. and … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged calico, cats, dog training clients, dogs, eco-mysticism, felines, ink, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, pace, Patch, pax, poetry, quilting, rice paper, spirituality, sumi-e, testimony, water color, water colour
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square meals
my Aunt Dot used to always have square dogs, in fact, my uncle used to say Aunt Dot made square dogs…. i miss her. met a square dog today, thought of her. sometimes love looks like a four square meals … Continue reading
Posted in God's dog
Tagged all American dog, animal assisted chaplaincy, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, family, fat, fat dogs, food, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, no judgement, pit bull mix, poetry, spirituality, square meals, sumi-e
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overwhelmed
overwhelmed and lost i turn to the crow beside to road, looking for wisdom, i hear to hoots of the owl — but all i understand are echoes of my own insecurities – and the fact that this real owl … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged American crow, birds, crow, Earth centered spirituality, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, gratitude, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, lost, love, love poem, meditation, mysticism, nature, nature as a guide, owl, poetry, road, shamanism, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, traveling
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bounce
in the grey matter of a grey day in the corner of my eye, suddenly someone wants to play… and corners of Joy awaken.
Posted in God's dog
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, dog, dog training, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, mystic dog training, mysticism, nature, play bow, poetry, puppies, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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wanderer
you may be homeless or you may be home, more or less… but either way, You passed me by – and i saw your Grace. . we are all travelers, as the sage says, walking each other Home.
Posted in The Now
Tagged cat illustration, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, feral cat, grace, homeless, ink brush painting, lost, love, McDonald's, mysticism, nature, painting on napkin, poem, poetry, ram dass, spirituality, sumi-e, the way, traveling, wisdom
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detente
the hissing has stopped but the posturing hasn’t – with battle lines drawn, and everything a fight, how can we ever learn to live together in peace? . Trust & Training. . everything takes practice.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, artist, battle lines, cat fight, cats, eco-chaplaincy, fights, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, nature, non-violent action, opposition, peace, poet, poetry, Reverend Elizabeth Teal, spirituality, sumi-e, trainer, training, trust
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Fuzzy Focus
somedays when all is fuzzy, and you feel out of focus… remember: You are still seen with Love.
Posted in The Now, Winged wisdoms
Tagged ADD, ADHD, animal assisted chaplaincy, attention, birdwatching, cardinals, chinese brush painting, clearing, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., executive function, focus, i see you, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, nature, organization, painting, poetry, spirituality, tao, unconditional love, zen
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class
the dogs were sitting in class, and a crow came and sat on the grass. i wonder what they thought about what was being taught.
NAKED DOG!
She could not keep a collar on, She would not keep a collar on! Out she slid, with a quick duck of her head, freedom! unleashed! She danced around, just out of reach. HAPPY and JOYOUS! the angry shouts, the … Continue reading
wanderers
the nursery had been vacant for several years… greenhouses empty hooped openings like big hungry mouths or were they simply yawning from the boredom of unemployment…. i pass by it often and wonder or ponder the possibilities and potential of … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal poetry, artist, cattle, cows, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, fencing, greenhouse, hoop buildings, hoop tunnel greenhouse, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, nature, not all who wander are lost, plant nursery, poetry, Reverend Elizabeth Teal, spirituality, sumi-e
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