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Tag Archives: recovery
Heal/Heel
Learning to heel/heal Takes time Patience and Focus.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art journaling, blessings, border collie, dog training, Elizabeth Teal., grief, heal, healing, heeling, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, love, nature, poetry, recovery, spirituality, sumi-e
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Watch
She simply sat on the bed And watched me while I, in pain, tried to nap, Somehow I felt better. Being looked after is not a bad thing. Watch those you love, with love.
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Tagged AAI, accident, blessings, cats, Elizabeth Teal., healing, home sick, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, recovery, spirituality, sumi-e
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Striped
Tiny tabby Green eyed and striped Wraps around my heart As I heal.
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Tagged blessings, cats, Elizabeth Teal., feline, healing, Liz Teal, love, nature, poetry, recovery, spirituality, sumi-e, tabby
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Self care
Overwhelmed We step into the garden And find peace and fellowship in the shade.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, anole, art, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, lizard, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, recovery, rejuvenation, spirituality, sumi-e
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Renewal
stress? Can be good. Can be bad. But no matter if we’re joyous or jolted… We all need renewal and recovery.
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Tagged AAI, aat, birds, daily practice, dog training, dogs, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, joy, Liz Teal, nap, nature, pet therapy, poem, poetry, recovery, spiritual direction, spirituality, stress, sumi-e, therapy dog, working dog
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Curled
The healing cat Curled up on my lap And we purred Love into the world.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., healing, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, purring, recovery, spirituality, sumi-e
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Lesson
Sometimes we play, Sometimes we nap. Somedays have both, But not every day. Today we nap. And help the human heal. Soon we will play. And nap.
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Tagged dog, dogs, Elizabeth Teal., flu, healing, home sick, little white dog, Liz Teal, love, meditation, poetry, recovery, sick, spirituality, standard poodle, sumi-e, terrier
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Bad days
Some days are messy you just gotta walk on thru them Somedays Are a mess You track every thing with you for while. That’s ok…. There are mops… And buckets And Kleenex.
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Tagged art, bad days, cancer, Elizabeth Teal., faith, grief, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, meditation, poem, poetry, recovery, solace, spirituality, suicide, sumi-e
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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
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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
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Blue skies
I cradle a small dog in my arms, Echos of another small dog refract in the chambers of my heart While shards of suffering fall away. I dream of blue skies While the big dog has my back. . In … Continue reading
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