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Tag Archives: sun
In the treehouse
Under a full moon Still lingering in the morning sun The cat meditated Or maybe that was me… And She just sat there Aware
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, moon, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, sun, tabby cat, tao, zen
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Sun and sea
I took my Spirit to the Sea, And She danced my heart clean in the waves.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, beach, blessings, Caniche Terrier, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, little white dog, Liz Teal, love, Ministry of Animals, mysticism, nature, ocean, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, sun, surf
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Gazing
You can gaze at your navel, Or gaze at the sun or the moon. But wherever you gaze, Look with Love. May we all find what we’re looking for.
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Tagged eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, found, hope, ink brush painting, lost, meditation, moon, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, sun, Tabby kitten, zazen
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Summer!
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Tagged dogs, faith, ink brush, jope, journaling, light, meditation, napping, shine, sumi-e, Summer, summertime, sun, under a bushel, water color
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shine
a bright yellow butterfly splashed across my path, and the world was suddenly sunnier. these things happen.
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Tagged butterfly, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., hope, hope is a thing with wings, ink, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, rice paper, spirituality, sulfur, sumi-e, sun, sunny, tao, ye;;ow, Yellow
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surface tension
the water was bright cold swooshing up from some deep clear place… have you ever had the feeling that something was nibbling away at you, but you just couldn’t put your finger on it? the sun was bright hot, shining … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged cold water, contemplation, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, fish bite, florida springs, gratitude, holy, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, meditation, mysticism, natural springs, nature, perfection, poetry, sacred, Salt Springs, small fish, spirituality, sumi-e, sun, swimming with fishes, tao, zen
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Dazzling Daylight
Oh, My Pet! We are all unique animals under the sun! Shine brightly!
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Tagged art, Be Yourself, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, love, nature, poetry, shamanism, Shine your LIght, spirituality, sumi-e, sun, sunshine
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looking up/down
What are you doing down there? What are you doing up there? Come on out of that and into the sunlight! Don’t worry, the water’s fine! No matter where you are, there is always an up and a down.
Posted in Quandaries, The Now
Tagged animals, art, cat, decks, docks, eco-spirituality, faith, ink brush meditiation, interfaith, interspirituality, nature, perspective, perspectives, poetry, sumi-e, sun, sunlight
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Fears
Though it may seem like I arrived with the rain, I will jump out in the sun! I am not a plague in a puddle. I am a polliwog.
Posted in The Now
Tagged amphibians, animals, changes, climate, frogs, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspirituality, nature, plagues, polliwogs, rain, spirituality, sun, tadpoles, transitions, weather
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Crow knows
Why are you yelling at me? What do you know, crow? I listen and am amazed. Who would believe a caw so raw? Dazzled I retreat into the rain, filled with sun. Knowing there is glory in everyone.
Posted in Poems, The Now
Tagged bird, crow, fly, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, love, nature, poetry, rain, spirituality, sun, tao, theology, zen
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