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Bowing: an invitation
Her tail was a flurry as she pounced down to pray…. oh you say? don’t i mean PLAY… perhaps it is you, who have lost your way… for in honest play who can deny the communion with the divine? To … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted activities, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted play therapy, animal assisted spiritual direction, animal assisted therapies, divine joy, eco-chaplaincy, holy play, ink brush, ink brush meditation, love, play bow, poetry, sumi-e, toy dog
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smoke signals
the cats came to the doors, crying. the skies were covered with yellow grey clouds everything was edged with burnt orange and smoke….. as they ran inside, we went out, in wonder. ashes fell gently from the sky, like snow. … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, black cat, cats, eco-spirituality, ecology, ecospirituality, forest fires, global warming, ink brush painting, lightening fires, nature, Okefenokee Swamp, poetry, Spiritual ecology, spirituality, sumi-e, swamp fires, tao, weird weather, zen
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open
flowers bloom by opening, perhaps we open by blooming….. but this i know, we are all part of the sacred dance of life.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, bloom, butterfly, earth based spirituality, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, natural law, natural spirituality, nature, poetry, red flowers, rice paper, spirituality, sumi-e, sumi-e ink
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reaching
She had the same name as my mother, and the same accent, filled with granite and love – . the bed was to high for the dog to see Her, and she was too immobilized to see Him — and … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged AAC, AAI, aat, animal assisted chaplaincy, animal assisted therapy, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, hospital beds, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, pet therapy, poetry, reaching down, reaching up, spirituality, standard poodle, sumi-e, tao, therapy dogs, training therapy dogs, zen
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Pillow talk
i looked over longingly at the bed, but still had work to do… i almost thought i could hear the pillow calling – but someone had answered first…. and yet She still had one ear cocked – as if to … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, God's dog
Tagged care giving, Elizabeth Teal., exhausation, hard day, ink brush meditation, Liz Teal, long haired chihuahua mix, love, mysticism, naps, papillion cross, papillion mix, pillows, poem, poetry, self care, sleep, sumi-e, toy dog
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music to my ears
your ears were like a lyre and your eyes played a song of ancient love to my heart. who says even fleeting love is not real? Truth takes but a moment. Love is forever.
Posted in God's dog, zen dog
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, cropped ears, Doberman, doberman pincher, dog, dog poem, dog training, ink brush painting, love, love at first sight, mysticism, poem, poetry, truth
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being seen
Her eyes are the greenest green, the brightest green, the green of new growth and hope. and they looked right into mine, and then She purred. oh. my. dare i reflect back all that?
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, Beltane, cat eye, celtic holidays, earth based spirituality, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, green, hope, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, may day, mysticism, nature, poetry, purr, shamanic journey, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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morning darkness
in the morning darkness before the sun has risen, light still shines hidden in the deep soft fur of Love.
Mirrors and illusions
There at my elbow is a muzzle, nudging me to pay attention to the more important things in life – all is illusion, and as such, magic is real – and all is Love. art does not mimic life, … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, dogs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., hand, handmade ink, illusion, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, life, Liz Teal, mirrors, mysticism, pet, poetry, real magic, rice paper, spirituality, sumi-e
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