-
Recent Posts
Ministry of Animals
Archives
- July 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- April 2012
- February 2012
- September 2011
- August 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
Categories
- Animal assisted therapy
- animal facilitated chaplaincy
- Blessings
- bugs
- Bunny Blessings & Rabbit Roamings
- Bunny Love
- Cardinal Rules
- Ceremonies
- Dao Dogs
- Elders
- God's dog
- Gratitudes
- grief
- joy
- loss
- mourning
- Mythic Stories
- pet loss
- Poems
- positive poodle
- Quandaries
- Statements of Faith
- Tao Cats
- The Now
- therapy dog
- True Stories
- Winged wisdoms
- zen dog
Meta
Follow me on Twitter
My Tweets
Tag Archives: poem
Sit! Stay!
At this moment, I am stuck, I can not stand up, Thus I sit, Moored to this spot by a soft warm anchor Wrapped around my feet. . Stop running around, Take a moment. Sit! Stay! Ah big dog, You
Posted in The Now
Tagged Big DOgs, daily practice, dog, dog training, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush meditation, Liz Teal, love, meditation, nature, perspectives, pets, poem, poetry, sit, spirituality, standard poodle, stay, sumi-e, tao, zazen, zen
Leave a comment
Heaven
I sit in the sunlight working on a sermon, Or a talk, If you are more comfortable with that… Hopefully not a lecture… To be delivered this Sunday From a pulpit, or a podium if you are more comfortable with … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, clouds, Elizabeth Teal., heaven, ink, little white dog, Liz Teal, Ministry, poem, poetry, sermons, sofa, standard poodle, theology, Unitarian Universalist, unity, UU, water color, writing
Leave a comment
New
WHAT IS THAT? Bright red and bouncy! The littlest dog jumped, First in fear, Then in play… The barks may seem the same to the untrained ear… But the soft wagging tail told the tale of recovered joy! . Delight … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, artist, coaching, dogs, fear, ink brush painting, joy, Kong, Liz Teal, love, minister, new, play, poem, poetry, recovery, red rubber toy, simple, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, training, wisdom
Leave a comment
Inflate
The sun shone bright over the skins of holiday spirits flowing over the neighbors lawn. Rubber idols who only come to life in the dark, When lights are lit to outline the roof peaks and the trees. I feel like … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, BLE, brush painting, Christmas lights, daily practice, Elizabeth Teal., extreme weight loss, hope, humor, illustration, inflatable holiday decorations, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, orange cat, poem, poetry, Rudolph, Santa, skin folds, snowman, spirituality, sumi-e, weight loss
Leave a comment
Blessed
Like blessings, there were too many egrets to count.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, birds, blessings, brush painting, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, egrets, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, nature is my religion, peace, poem, poetry, SBNR, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e
Leave a comment
Play
She flew through the air, Feet barely touching the field, tail flying like a flag. The others gave chase, Then reversed, Leader becoming the led. . This is what it means to be Free. The dogs had conquered gravity. We … Continue reading
Tea and spiders
Malvaviscus arboreus drummondii… A present from my mother-in-law so many years ago, Reminder of her wit long after her passing… It is also called Lipstick Hibiscus, make up for my garden… I thought of her as I gathered the blossoms … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged Drummond Turks Cap, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., hibiscus, ink brush painting, lipstick hibiscus, Liz Teal, love, nature, poem, poetry, spiders, spirituality, sumi-e, tea, watercolors
Leave a comment
Today
Meister Eckhart teaches us “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, It will be enough.” She curls up in my arms, And melts into my heart. And I am filled with thanksgiving. It … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, Elizabeth Teal., gratitude, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, little white dog, Liz Teal, love, meditation, meister eckhart, mystic, mysticism, poem, poetry, prayer, prayers, puppies, spirituality, sumi-e, thanks, Thanksgiving
Leave a comment
Hungry
Today I ate a muffin When no one was looking; And then I drank a cup of tea with milk, After I spilled it; And for dessert I had a slipper! Oh puppies!!! Like all of us, Need supervision sometimes, … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, bulldog mix, chewing, crate training, dog training, Elizabeth Teal., Liz Teal, love, meditation, poem, poetry, puppies, puppy, spirituality, sumi-e, supervision
Leave a comment
Ministry of Animals 