Tag Archives: possibilities

Invitation

Posted on November 13, 2017 by eteal

She flopped down, and rolled on her back And reached out a paw.. Not in submission, but in invitation. She wagged her tail cautiously…. Unsure of what it might mean to accept.

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Sight

Posted on November 11, 2017 by eteal

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Posted in The Now | Tagged cats, love, madonna, memo to self, nature, note to self, poetry, possibilities, spirituality, sumi-e | Leave a comment

When I was a teenager, I had an Afghan Hound named Sadie. We had matching hair, That we would flip when asked to do something, and I covered the margins of my notebooks with composites of us – If I … Continue reading →

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Posted in The Now | Tagged adolescents, Afghan hounds, art, belonging, cartoon, dogs, Elizabeth Teal., grief, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, love, past love, poem, poetry, possibilities, spirituality, sumi-e, teen years | Leave a comment

Life and death

Posted on April 15, 2017 by eteal

before me on the table is a vase of dead flowers, i ponder them, there life gone, their color too – i ponder them and think of You… i take take them out – stems wet and soggy – and … Continue reading →

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Lessons from the past

Posted on January 17, 2017 by eteal

Emily tells us that Hope is a thing with wings… (or at least feathers) if so, it sings. (no matter the weather) it is up to us to listen to the song – it’s up to us to sing along.

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Posted in The Now | Tagged Elizabeth Teal., Emily Dickinson, hope, Hope is a thing with feathers, hope is a thing with wings, keep hope alive, MLK, pax, possibilities, small birds, tiny painting, yellow birds | Leave a comment

circles

Posted on November 28, 2016 by eteal

i was going to paint ducklings and ducks today… all day since i saw them, newly hatched, all waddling behind their mother – hope and trust in motion – that is what i was going to paint, as if one … Continue reading →

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Posted in Mythic Stories, The Now, True Stories | Tagged balck cats, cat hit by car, ducklings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, feral cats, feral kittens, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, meditation, mourning, mysticism, poetry, possibilities, spirituality, story-telling, sumi-e, trust hope, wisdom | Leave a comment

NOW

Posted on October 31, 2016 by eteal

i thought i would take a nap, and retreat from the wild world – but how can we go back to sleep? there is an insistence out there…. a perseverance…. a possibility… called HOPE.

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Posted in The Now | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, blessings, brush painting, enlightenment, feral cat, future, hope, interspirituality, keep hope alive, love, meditation, metaphor, poetry, possibilities, sacred activism, spiritual activism, tabby, wake up | Leave a comment

Reach, Fly

Posted on August 14, 2016 by eteal

yes, sometimes life really looks like a hallmark card! the kitten leaping, the butterfly fluttering. How idyllic – how cute! . unless you are the butterfly, or the kitten. . i leap. i miss. i fall and kiss the ground. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Winged wisdoms | Tagged butterfly, cats chasing butterflies, fluttering, flying, hope, interspiritual counseling, kittens, msticism, mysticism, perseverance, poetry, possibilities, spiritual direction, spirituality | Leave a comment

peeking

Posted on May 12, 2016 by eteal

over the edge of the table i see a wee little face peeking up at me. its You!

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Posted in God's dog | Tagged checkered tablecloths, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, little joys, long haired chihuahua mix, love, mysticism, nature, papillion cross, papillion mix, Papillions, poetry, possibilities, spirituality, sumi-e | Leave a comment

new horizons

Posted on May 11, 2016 by eteal

scanning new horizons, the ink cat pours over the possibilities.

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Posted in Tao Cats | Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, black cat, cats, horizons, ink cats, new beginnings, poetry, possibilities, spirituality, sumi-i ink, yupo paper | Leave a comment

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Invitation

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