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Counting Sheeps
I sit on the edge of my bed, Surrounded by sheep… The shearling slippers, now silent and empty in the corner, roamed New Zealand, The the ancient oriental carpet under my toes once grazed the Middle East, And the green … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, blankets, blessings, dogs, Elizabeth Teal., gratitude, knitting, lamb, Liz Teal, Maine, meditation, nature, poetry, relationships, rugs, sheep, socks, spirituality, sumi-e, weaving, wool, woolen goods
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a boy’s club
Across the street the rejected roosters strut, all together on the grass none of them fighting. all getting along without violence. see peace is possible. perhaps it is us who have forgotten to see it.
Posted in The Now, Winged wisdoms
Tagged backyard chickens, chickens, chops, fighting, florida, ink, ink drawing, inspiration, life, male dominance, observations, peacae, poem, poetry, power, power of positive thinking, relationships, roosters, stamps, sumi-e, truth, wild chickens
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Rebuilding
Against the bright blue, the jewel spider wove her new abode, As the slow work of clean up started. Weaving our homes together with stories of survival and loss, We are called to toss out what is no longer of … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., flooding, home, hope, Hurricane, jewel spider, mysticism, nature, painting, poetry, rebuild, recovery, relationships, repair, restore, spider webs, spirituality, sumi-e
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anger management
options and captions, pick one: why yes, i can see your upset. no, i am not telling you how to feel, it just seems like you are upset…. how is it MY fault, i’m just sitting here!
Posted in The Now
Tagged anger, black cat, brush painting, caption, cartoon, cat, communication, fighting, humor, multipet, relationships, sumi-e, two cat household
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Good Friends
in pictures we always seem to look younger and thinner… but perhaps is simply because we are looking into the past. happiness is a momentary thing – seize the moment!
Posted in The Now
Tagged dog friends, friendship, happiness, mixed breed, mutts, old friends, photos of friends, relationships
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pulling weeds
weeds the size of trees had grown up between us, the door was almost completely blocked. so they had to go.. weeds were pulled, heavy lopers cut the trucks of the ones too long forgotten. it was hard painful work … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, doorways, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, gardening, green frogs, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, mysticism, nature, poetry, relationships, spirit animals, spirituality, sumi-e, totem animals, tree frogs, weeding
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relationships
i want to give you more and i feel guilty that i do not… but that is not what you are asking. and you have no intention of filling me with shame, nor do you understand guilt. Love does not … Continue reading
Knowing
Do you ever have that moment when you realize that someone you love really doesn’t understand you at all? “Yes, daily”, she said, as she looked up, taking a pause from licking the leftover soup from my bowl. “It’s ok, … Continue reading
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged alley cat wisdom, animal assisted chaplaincy, blessings, cat drinking soup, communication, eco-mysticism, empathy, feline philosophy, felines, healing relationships, love, poetic humor, poetry, relationships, spiritual poetry, understanding, wisdom, zen humor
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boundaries
down the street there is a cat who sits outside her fence. Both sides are mine, she says – but on one side is a small chihuahua, two toddlers and two tall humans. Fences are not the same as boundaries…. … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, black cat, boundaries, chihuahua, families, family pets, fences, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, poetry, relationships, spirituality, sumi-e
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pause
the power to pause is in our hands, hand or foot, paw or hand – take a moment to understand.
Posted in zen dog
Tagged blessings, communications, dog, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, interspecies relationships, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, non-violent communication, poetry, poodle paw, positive communication, relationships, spirituality, sumi-e, takeing a break
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