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Tag Archives: wake up
Wake up
At the foot of my bed a calico cat opens Her golden green eyes Reaching for my toes with pink and black roses. How do you know you’ve been asleep? You wake up! STRETCH!
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, blessings, brush painting, calico cat, cat, daily practice, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., enlightenment, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, knowledge, Liz Teal, meditation, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, wake up
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Sip
A large brown hand emerged from the cup, ‘Sup? Wake up! …. Who was more surprised, You or I, But the message is clear… We can’t go back to sleep Sip deep from life And keep your head above water.
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, blessings, brush painting, daily practice, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Elizabeth Teal., faith, frog, glass of water, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, Liz Teal, love, meditation, mysticism, nature, poem, poetry, spiritual direction, spirituality, sumi-e, wake up
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Hiding
Even if you want to stay in bed hiding all day, Someone is bound to notice you… Might as well wake up. . Hiding and meditating are not the same thing, But we are a clever species, We can hide … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged avoidance, cat, cat hiding under covers, enlightenment, hiding, ink brush painting, meditation, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, wake up
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Crow
cock-a-doodle-doing. any time is a good time to wake up!
Posted in The Now
Tagged call to action, chickens, crow, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, enlightenment, interspecies spirituality, nature, rooster, wake up
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<3!
a small dog on my chest yells: WAKE UP! he is standing right over my heart.
Posted in Dao Dogs, zen dog
Tagged animals, art, blessings, dog, dogs, eco-spirituality, enlightenment, faith, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, wake up
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Are you asleep?
Posted in Tao Cats
Tagged animals, brush painting, calico cats, cat, cats, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, spirituality, tao, theology, wake up, zen
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bitten
I never met you, but you have left your mark on me. This was no dream, my hand sports two small holes. I am bitten. and once again, I wake.
Posted in Elders, Poems, The Now
Tagged awaken, brush painting, dream, ink brush meditiation, spider bites, spiders, wake up
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