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Tag Archives: truth
Faith,support,trust,respect
Respect is beings able to dream together, Even if you don’t dream the same dream. Trust is knowing that it is safe to dream your dreams with others. Support is others believing in your dreams, And You believing in theirs. … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, bedtime, cats and dogs sleeping together, dogs, dreams, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, naps, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, trust, truth
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Love is everywhere
The dog lies beside me while I meditate, The dog lies beside me in the church, The dog lies beside me while I paint, The dog always tells the truth.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, dog, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., hand made ink, handmade paper, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, joy, Liz Teal, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, stamped, standard poodle, sumi-e, trust, truth
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connected
this morning i woke up at walked right smack into the web of life.
music to my ears
your ears were like a lyre and your eyes played a song of ancient love to my heart. who says even fleeting love is not real? Truth takes but a moment. Love is forever.
Posted in God's dog, zen dog
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, cropped ears, Doberman, doberman pincher, dog, dog poem, dog training, ink brush painting, love, love at first sight, mysticism, poem, poetry, truth
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fluttering truth
by the bottle bush tree, with her flowers all in bloom bright red fringes give truth to Her name. Life flits about in the light of the setting sun. . our purposes are fleeting. only Beauty and Love remain. what? … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged beauty, bottle brush tree, butterflies, chinese brush painting, chinese watercolor, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faded beauty, Goodness, ink brush painting, insects, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, joy, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, sacred, spirituality, stamps, sunset, truth, watercolor painting
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Reality
I am cleaning in a room i never clean – perhaps it is because the room is painted to look like you are outside – even the curtains are leaves and twigs and covered with birds — then i realize … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged anoles, birds, brush painting, cleaning, climate change, curtains, Earth centered spirituality, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, ecology, global warming, housework, love, nature, poetry, reality, sumi-e, survival, truth, washing
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Fear
so the little dog would not leave the room, too scared to pass the great green monster of suction — she cowers behind it, even though it is unplugged and silent…. terror is like that… in truth the mechanical demon … Continue reading
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Tagged cartoon, dog, dog training, hope, interspecies spirituality, love, meditation, mindefulness, poetry, safety, spirituality, sumi-e, terror, toy dog, trust, truth, vacuum cleaner
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wrinkles
The ironing board is draped with calico… my eyes are heavy with sleep…. some days are just too full of wrinkles to be profound and deep.
Posted in The Now
Tagged brush painting, calico cat, cat, change of plans, domestic short hair, exhausted, funny poem, humor, iron, ironing board, irony, poetry, spiritual by-pass, spirituality, sumi-e, truth, wrinkles
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