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Tag Archives: purrs
Attraction
The tabby jumped into my lap And entwined Herself around my heart. Outside the thunder boomed and the lightening flashed, But inside was all purrs. … A reminder When you feel you are in the middle of a storm, Go … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, Ministry of Animals, mysticism, nature, Poems, poetry, purrs, self, spirituality, storms, sumi-e, tabby, wisdom
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Lap cat
The black cat is feeling better! He jumped right onto my lap top. And purred.
Posted in The Now
Tagged black cat, cats, computers, Elizabeth Teal., illustration, laps, laptops, Liz Teal, poem, poetry, purrs, sumi-e
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How to manage
Cats in pain or pleasure, purr. Perhaps, we can learn to do the same.
Posted in The Now
Tagged anxiety, cats, coping mechanism, daily practice, Elizabeth Teal., Liz Teal, Ministry of Animals, pain, pleasure, poem, poetry, purr, purring, purrs, spirituality, sumi-e
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I knead You
Kneading my belly, The magic cat Purred. Reminding me How much I need Him.
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, black cats, cats, Elizabeth Teal., home from the veterinarian, kneading, Liz Teal, love, poetry, purring, purrs, spirituality, sumi-e, vets
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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.
blue
the world may be a wet blue ball spinning through a vast ocean of stars – or it might be a soft furry one: a small tiger’s wild purrs.
Posted in The Now
Tagged artist, blue, cats, comfort, dreaming, dualism, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, kittens, meditation, mysticism, nature, pet poetry, poet, poetry, purrs, sleeping, spirituality, stamp, tigers, water color
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baskets
the calico cat sleeps in a basket of woven dreams and muslin habits. pressing the pants with her warm fur, ironing creases of love into scapular or apron, she purrs. naked, we are clothed in raiments of grace.
Posted in Blessings, Tao Cats
Tagged calico cats, clerical garments, grace, habits, holy life, interfaith, ironing, laundry baskets, poetry, pressing pants, purrs, raiments, sumi-e
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Laptops
Computations concur, we are happier when we purr. Laptops can work anywhere. So can purrs.
dream song
There is a puddle of purr in my pillow. My heart hums to hear Her.
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged art, blessings, cat, eco-spirituality, gratitude, heart, housecats, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, poetry, purring, purrs, spirituality, sumi-e
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