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Tag Archives: sweet dreams
Curled
She curled up into a ball As I struggled to meditate with brush and ink. Water dripped onto her image And a heart appeared… reflections of Love Are Everywhere
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, blessings, daily practice, Elizabeth Teal., little white dog, Liz Teal, love, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, sweet dreams
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Sweet
We all need a soft place to lay our head and dream.
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, Big DOgs, brush painting, cute, dogs, dreams, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush painting, Liz Teal, love, naps, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, sweet dreams, toy dogs, two dogs
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Princess?
(Preparing for a royal visit – chests were emptied, mattress pads and quilts were washed, mended and stacked.) No princess and the pea was She – She was a Queen. and slept soundly.
Posted in Tao Cats, The Now
Tagged art, cats, cleaning, company, guests, holiday visitors, humor, illustration, inspiration, life with cats, mending, observations, overnight guests, poem, poetry, princess and the pea, queen, quilts, rice paper, sleep, sweet dreams, washing, watercolor painting
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cat in a hat
on the table was a hat in the hat there was a cat – now some may think that hats are for heads – but not tonite, tonite they are beds. sweet dreams!
Posted in The Now
Tagged brush painting, cats, hats, heads, humor, levity, life with cats, silly poems, sweet dreams, tao, zen
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nap time
some days are so full, some weeks are so full, some months, some years — we all need to wake up – but we also nee to nap!
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted meditation, dream time, love, nap time, new puppy, poodle puppy, spirituality, sumi-e, sweet dreams
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Gifts
no matter what you are doing, you are a gift. and i am so grateful for You! Quietly dreaming on the pillow, still you give such joy! Quietly dreaming on the pillow, still i ponder – no matter what i … Continue reading
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Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, art, blessings, contemplative practice, contemplatives, daily meditation practice, deep inquiry, dreaming, gift, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, joy, mindful meditation, papillion cross, papillion mix, Papillions, peace, poetry, presence, sacred dreaming, sleeping puppy, sweet dreams, toy dog, union
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Friendship
Somedays my childhood comes flooding back to me, (does Yours?) in small big happy sad ways, especially on holy days, when the family comes together in friendship and love. Sweet Dreams. I also wrote a short story and posted it … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, childhood memories, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, faith, family, friendship, full moons, German Shepherds, Halloween, holidays, holy days, love, Samhain, Sawin, spirituality, sumi-e, sweet dreams
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