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Stirring
Not a creature was stirring? They were dancing Prancing over sequins and glue The party in the studio was quite the hullabaloo With little feets and long tails teasing The Dogs who went in chasing While the humans were stirring … Continue reading →
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Tagged Christmas Eve, cookies, dogs, Elizabeth Teal., grateful gratitude, illustration, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, mice, mouse, paws, poetry, stories, storytelling, sumi-e, the night before Christmas
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Life as an open book
“Write your story” we are told… But Ink on a page, Is not the story of a life. Our transformations are.
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, autobiography, blessings, caterpillar, chrysalis, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, insects, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, life, Little book, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, spirituality, stories, sumi-e, transformation
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Thunder and Peace/ Shop Dog
We sat in the quilt shop Sewing comfort Out of pieces of our lives. Thunder clapping Punctuating our stories as we stitched. . She slept curled in the corner Surrounded by calico bliss… Outside the storm raged, But inside, All … Continue reading →
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, brush painting, calico, daily practice, dogs, Elizabeth Teal., faith, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, peace, piece, poem, poetry, quilt shop, quilting, SBNR, spiritual direction, spirituality, stories, storytelling, sumi-e, thunder storm, wisdom
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Tilt
Feeling tilted, I told my truth. A tilted head, & the movement of soft furred ears, Told me my tale was heard, Even if the nouns were lost in translation.
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Tagged AAI, aat, active listening, art, body language, dogs, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, love, meditation, nature, personal narratives, poetry, poodle, sacred listening, spirituality, standard poodle, stories, sumi-e, therapy dog, Tomi, truth
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Storytelling
I am currently at the Parliament of World Religions in Toronto… My luggage however was on a different trip, since Wednesday Thus I have been sans paper, ink and brushes.. But what was lost has now been found! The earth … Continue reading →
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Tagged grandmothers, home, hope, love, salvations, spirituality, stories, storytelling, two mice
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Super
little boy proudly showed the poodle A story about super heroes. And there on page, He had drawn everyone as super… Including the poodle. But most importantly Himself. . Be the hero of your story.
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Tagged animal assisted education, art, classroom, dogs, Liz Teal, poetry, R.E.A.D., standard poodle, stories, storytelling, sumi-e, superheroes, teaching, therapy dog, Tomi
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Light posts
The gal at the desk was talking about a crow that had adopted a horse While The man, cradling an injured crow in his heart, The actual bird being cared for by the veterinarians in the back, Tells a tale … Continue reading →
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, compassion, crows, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ecology, freedom, grandpa, gratitude, healing, hope, horses, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, listening, Liz Teal, love, meditation, nature, nature is my religion, poem, poetry, SBNR, spiritual direction, spirituality, stories, storytelling, sumi-e, veterinarians
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A story about Salvations
The bug had wings, The door was open, But the bug just kept walking across glass Looking and longing for a way to salvation. Then, seeing the dilemma, The man, gently placed a glass, The sipping kind, Over the bug … Continue reading →
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Tagged art, blessings, bugs, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., freedom, help, insects, interspirituality, kindness, Liz Teal, metaphors, nature, poetry, salvation, spirituality, stories, storytelling, sumi-e
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Music
The Ibis Quartet, Apparently on a break, Strutted around the green room that is the lawn, Eating worms, While a soloist sang high notes in a tree. I saw none of this, it was reported to me. I was inside, … Continue reading →
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Tagged backyard birding, birds, cranes, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ibis, ink brush painting, lawns, music, nature, poetry, spirituality, stories, storytelling, sumi-e
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Protections
He was big. A huge cat. With huge cheek shields… Feral and untouchable, Looking like British gentlemen mobster in his soft grey suit and white gloves. Somehow he had been given the innocuous name of Mittens … (Bullies come in … Continue reading →
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Tagged animals, art, brush painting, bullies, bullying, cats, chasing, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., feral cats, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, love, nature, non-violent activism, passive resistance, Poems, poetry, sacred activism, spirituality, squirrels, stories, sumi-e, tuxedo cats
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