-
Recent Posts
Ministry of Animals
Archives
- July 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- April 2012
- February 2012
- September 2011
- August 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
Categories
- Animal assisted therapy
- animal facilitated chaplaincy
- Blessings
- bugs
- Bunny Blessings & Rabbit Roamings
- Bunny Love
- Cardinal Rules
- Ceremonies
- Dao Dogs
- Elders
- God's dog
- Gratitudes
- grief
- joy
- loss
- mourning
- Mythic Stories
- pet loss
- Poems
- positive poodle
- Quandaries
- Statements of Faith
- Tao Cats
- The Now
- therapy dog
- True Stories
- Winged wisdoms
- zen dog
Meta
Follow me on Twitter
My Tweets
Tag Archives: travel
Flight patterns
Above the clouds Above the sea Birds fly underneath me, Fish fly through the waters . Layers of flight Above and below We soar together… Circling the globe with light and shadow, Shimmer and spark.
Posted in The Now
Tagged airplane, animal assisted chaplaincy, art, art journal, birds, blessings, day ly practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., hope, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, sacred journaling, sea, spirituality, sumi-e, travel
Leave a comment
Longing
She lies on the mat In front of the door Where last she saw The one she loves best We all long for Love. Trust it. It always returns… In fact It never truly leaves.
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, cat, cat sitting, cats, daily practice, Elizabeth Teal., faith, hope, ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, longing, love, meditation, mysticism, poem, poetry, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, travel, wisdom
Leave a comment
Flights
The bird stood in the center of the two lane road, Taking flight As cars from both directions passed. Some sort of sacred dance had occurred … And somehow were all we’re blessed by it. . There are more directions … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, birds, blessings, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., ink brush meditation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, painting on fabric, poetry, road, sacred journey, spirituality, sumi-e, travel
Leave a comment
April 14
Practice daily, Show up. Even this journal is but a moment. . Whatever you are doing, Do it with love and care… Be aware.
Posted in The Now
Tagged art journaling, daily practice, dogs, journal, transportation, travel
Leave a comment
Homecoming
She yelled at me for quite some time OH MY GOD OHMYGOD OMYGODOHMYGOD YOU CAME BACK! Before collapsing into my arms In deep snuggle. . Sometimes, we are so over flooded with emotions , All we can do is rail… … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, blessed be, chop, devotion, Elizabeth Teal., home, ink brush meditation, joy, little dog, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, prayer, separation, spirituality, sumi-e, toy dog, travel, vacation
Leave a comment
Limits of speed
Sitting in bumper to bumper traffic I pass a sign: Speed limit 70 mph I crawl along I pass another sign: Minimum speed 40 mph I continue to creep, My GPS on my phone adding time as I travel forward … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged accidents, art, blessings, brush painting, butterflies, car, car crash, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., enlightenment, faith, fatal crash, grief, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, love, meditation, mourning, mysticism, nature, nature is my religion, poem, poetry, semi-truck, spirituality, sulfur butterflies, sumi-e, traffic, travel, truck crash, Yellow
Leave a comment
Waiting
traveling on a bus searching for You. riding, and waiting.. and napping and hoping. Are you? waiting and hoping, looking forward is so very important, (be it through bus window or bay window) as long as you remember to wag … Continue reading
Posted in Dao Dogs, God's dog
Tagged bus travel, canine poetry, chihuahua mix, dog poetry, ink on fabric, longing, mystic poetry, mysticism, papillion mix, poetry, storytelling, sumi-e, tiny mutts, toy dog, travel, traveling
Leave a comment
Comings and goings
I am grateful for comings and goings, for safe returns and bold adventures. Venture forth with Love and Thanksgiving.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted therapy, blessings, coming home, dog, holidays, interspecies spirituality, leaving, love, poetry, poodle, standard poodle, sumi-e, Thanksgiving, therapy dog, travel
Leave a comment
Windows of opportunity
One is never out of ink, nor paper. Nor thoughts, Nor purrs. Window stays still, Scene moves. Looking in windows, Each one a new scene. Tipped ears Listening from other windows and under bushes. The universe before me is truly … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged abundance, adopted cat, ally cat, black cats, feral cat colonies, SNR, spay neuter release, TNR, travel, windows of opportunity
Leave a comment
Ministry of Animals 