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Tag Archives: peace
Song
Come Out Side Sang the bird by the fountain. Come out And Play!
Posted in The Now
Tagged birds, coming out, ink brush, joy, peace, plein air, Spring, sumi-e
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mentoring peace
peace is possible…. look around you can see it everywhere – even if it is only a glimpse….. . but like a tiny seedling that needs nurturing, first it has to be seen, and tended not weeded. . two together … Continue reading
Posted in God's dog
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, comfort, dreams, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, friendship, give peace a change, harmony, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, meditation, nature, pax, peace, poetry, sacred activism, SBNR, sleeping dogs, social action, solace, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, two dogs, wisdom, zen
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Stuffed
curled up next to a stuffed tiger, She sleeps soundly, little snoring purrs punctuate the peace. . sometimes we need all need the comfort of a soft effigy… it doesn’t make us idolatrous…. just needy… . She had no trouble … Continue reading
Posted in Statements of Faith
Tagged calico, cats, dreams, effigy, feline, heresy, idols, needy, peace, rev.elizabeth teal, sleeping, stuffed tigers
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Blue
Water marked, He paused and looked in thru the glass doors… In a day of stormy weather, Inside Peace reigned.
Posted in The Now
Tagged cat, Elizabeth Teal., feral cats, ink, mysticism, paining, peace, poetry, rainy day, stormy weather, teaching, water marked tabby, watercolor, watercolour
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traveling
one never knows where one’s travels may take them – into the past or off into the future – but here here here You are, and yet i still miss you. gravestone rubbing, ink and rice paper
Posted in The Now
Tagged art experiments, cats, collage, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, gravestone rubbing, ink, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, longing, love, meditation, mindefulness, mourning, mysticism, nature, pace, peace, poetry, rest in peace, rice paper, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby cat
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bedtime rituals
i like the evening cuddles with comb and brush – there is no rush just a gentle time to take the knots of the day away — grooming is not a chore – it is love and peace and much … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged bedtime rituals, brush painting, canine poetry, chores, dog, dog grooming, dog humor, dog licks, grooming, humor, ink brush painting, love, peace, poetry, poodles, standard poodles
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Sweet dreams
It is ok to be scared of scary things, But it is equally important To dream sweet dreams.
Posted in The Now
Tagged cat paw photo bomb, faith dreams, hope, meditation, painting, peace, poetry, scared dog, sleeping dog
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Peace
why yes, it is possible to be at peace and aware at the same time! (peace is not just for resting in……..)
Posted in God's dog
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, awareness, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ermergency preparedness, faith, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, love, meditation, mindfulness, mysticism, peace, poetry, rest, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, therapy dog, wisdom, zen
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Rhythm of Prayer
in the morning a call of prayer came. the crows cawed, while the osprey sang in the choir – Ask and it shall be given – what shall we ask for? Peace. and suddenly the woodpecker laughed and began to … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, be the change, birds, call to prayer, crows, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, laughter, love, matthew 7:7-8, meditation, mysticism, nature, old tree, osprey, peace, pecking, poetry, prayer calls, sacred activism, spirituality, sumi-e, woodpeckers
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Lessons from a Ribbon or a Cat
reach for the ribbon as it swirls in the wind, stretch to the heights where you have never been, explore the possibilities of peace and play, may we all live to love life in this way.
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