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Tag Archives: poetry
Pause with paws
walking surrounded by people, i pause for a moment on the grass. i look down and there You are looking up, mohawked and hot, you rest in my shade…. i bask in your Love. Oh spaniel – thank you for … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, cocker spaniel, dog, faith, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, meditation, mohawk clip, poetry, shade, spirituality, sumi-e
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Tests
sometimes the best way to relieve stress when you are being tested is to stay curious, trust in your training and education. and maybe pet a dog.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted education, curiousity, daily practice, faith, hope, Liz Teal, meditation, pet therapy, poetry, poodle, Reverend Elizabeth Teal, sacred activism, spirituality, stress relief, sumi-e, tao, tension, test taking, visiting dogs, Visiting pets
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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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Holy water
the IV’s are now out, and She is sleeping peacefully on my chest. There are all kinds of salvations, and all kinds of holy water… and there are many angels in the service of God, perhaps you are one too. … Continue reading
Posted in animal facilitated chaplaincy, God's dog
Tagged angels, blessings, chihuahua mix, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, emergency, fluids, God, gratitude, ink brush painting, intravenous fluids, IV, papillion mix, pets, poetry, salvation, spirituality, sumi-e, the great mystery, toy dog, veterinary
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Home
Sometimes my home is a sanctuary, Sometimes it is a playground. One is not more sacred than the other. (remember that next time you are in a playground, or a sanctuary…. or a home)
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged black cat, cats, consecrated ground, holy ground, home, home is where the heart is, ink brush painting, ink painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, life with cats, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, sacred spaces, sanctuary, spirituality, sumi-e, unity, universalism
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Color
a flash of the most brilliant red, startled me awake – flitting from the bay laurel into the sweet gum, from the sweet gum into the oak flashes of red streamed into my head – promising blessings with every streak. … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, birds, black and white, cardinals, daily meditation practice, daily pages, daily painting, eco-spirituality, florida, interspirituality, journaling, mysticism, nature, painting, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Welcome
at the edge of the edge of the table two big brown eyes peer into mine – i feel right at home, “welcome”, they seem to say — “would you please, perhaps , accidentally, drop some food on the floor?” … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged dinner guests, dog, eyes, friendship, good manners, guest, hope, mixed breed dogs, painting, poetry, Reverend Elizabeth Teal, sumi-e, welcoming congregation, wisdom
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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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