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Old dog Tiny old dog Dashed under the bumper of my van Escaping to safety against all odds. I park Heart pounding, Ego straining I run into the open garage where I saw the terrier run… “Hello” I call, Two … Continue reading
Listen to love
Love listens, Even when you are looking in another direction.
Posted in The Now
Tagged art, birds, blessings, brush painting, cardinals, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., gratitude, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, spring proverb, sumi-e, truth
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beauty
Beauty. ever present, unseen as we look for salvation elsewhere. Beauty that makes me want to fall on my knees before it… Pure. True, Good. with Her feet in the silt of the spring run, the sun glistening of Her … Continue reading
green
Green means new – oh, colour of the heart, here we start again with beginner’s mind… . empty and full of love and You. making gentle mistakes – oh never ending learning curve. thank heavens you bend toward justice! … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremonies, Dao Dogs, God's dog, The Now
Tagged art, Does dog have a Buddha nature, dog poetry, dog training, faith, inspiration, Liz Teal, love, new dog, observations, painting, poem, poetry, positive dog training, positive reinforcement, religion, Reverend Elizabeth Teal, truth
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read/read
Red Bird / Read Bird. Listening to the jazz of nature in the morning after the rain mist stops. Percussion gives way to melody. Both point me in Cardinal directions.
Posted in The Now, Winged wisdoms
Tagged art, Buddhism, cardinals, inspiration, jazz, life, meditation, morning rain, observations, poem, poetry, sumi-e, truth, watercolor
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a boy’s club
Across the street the rejected roosters strut, all together on the grass none of them fighting. all getting along without violence. see peace is possible. perhaps it is us who have forgotten to see it.
Posted in The Now, Winged wisdoms
Tagged backyard chickens, chickens, chops, fighting, florida, ink, ink drawing, inspiration, life, male dominance, observations, peacae, poem, poetry, power, power of positive thinking, relationships, roosters, stamps, sumi-e, truth, wild chickens
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empty/full
She sat alone in the empty room, her suitcase full. . all perspective lost … was she moving in or leaving? … Would she like to pet a dog? Yes! Finally, she thought, a question i can answer.
Posted in Animal assisted therapy, animal facilitated chaplaincy, God's dog, The Now
Tagged AAA, AAC, AAI, aat, alzheimers, animal assisted therapies, animal assisted therapy, dementia, dogs, illustration, ink drawing, long term care, nursing home, observations, pet therapy, poem, poetry, truth
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