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Tiny moments
In a tiny moment, On a small piece of paper, Light and shadow, Sit together. As do i with You.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, brush painting, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., enlightenment, faith, grace, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, mindfulness, mysticism, nature, poetry, religion, shamanism, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, theology, wisdom, zen
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Carry out
Sometimes we need someone to teach us how to carry our load, Sometimes you simply need some to carry on with you!
poop
the caterpillar looked like bird poop. i watched as it voraciously ate the lemon tree leaves…. (and if i am honest, i felt a little like poop at the moment, and every bit as gluttonous) . we are all made … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted spiritual direction, art as prayer, art as sacred practice, art journal, caterpillar looks like poop, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., giant swallowtail butterfly, giant swallowtail caterpillar, interspecies spirituality, Liz Teal, made in the image of God, made in the image of the creator, nature, painting, poem, poetry, Reverend Elizabeth Teal, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, tadpoles, transformation, wildlife
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overwhelmed
overwhelmed and lost i turn to the crow beside to road, looking for wisdom, i hear to hoots of the owl — but all i understand are echoes of my own insecurities – and the fact that this real owl … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged American crow, birds, crow, Earth centered spirituality, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith, gratitude, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, lost, love, love poem, meditation, mysticism, nature, nature as a guide, owl, poetry, road, shamanism, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, traveling
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circus acts
sifting thru the layers of my life, i go outside, into the garden to collate and compose – and there She is – silently, gracefully, gliding on a slim branch – effortlessly She teaches me the circus arts – we … Continue reading
remember
suddenly it seems, but only because, perhaps, i was not paying attention- the rosemary bush is now an odd cluster of twigs, i wonder – it is because so many hands sweep its long fronds as they pass… it is the … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, authentic self, caterpillars, change growth, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, gardening, growth, lunch, moths, nature, poetry, remeberance, Reverend Elizabeth Teal, rosemary plants, self actualization, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, wings
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Reptilian?
yet again today several articles came into my view, and then a conversation or two – telling me to by-pass, beat, and rise above my reptilian brain for the sake of my spiritual development, and my personal self actualization. . … Continue reading
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