Category Archives: spirituality

Half Life

Posted on February 28, 2023 by Maggie C

We likely all know the trope of whether a half-filled glass of water is half full or half empty. In truth, the glass is completely full: half water and half air. Both are vital to our survival. Like the cycles … Continue reading →

Posted in humanity, poetry, prose, spirituality | Tagged dVerse Poetics, haibun, half moon, life cycle | 7 Comments

Weekend Wildcard (Flashback #2: Brushing off my Faith)

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Maggie C

This is my second time of re-posting from a no longer active blog I started in 2012. The blog was my way of working through a rather severe episode of depression. My purpose in revisiting the “old” me is — … Continue reading →

Posted in humanity, prose, serious stuff, spirituality | Tagged depression, faith, hope, hopelessness, insecurity | Leave a comment

backward glance

Posted on November 17, 2018 by Maggie C

pause in quietude answer held in gentle mind the question will come Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Flowing Water

Posted in 5-7-5, Haiku, nature, photo challenge, Photography, poetry, spirituality, Washington, weekly photo challenge | Tagged beach, black & white, CB&W, haiku, nature, ocean, photo challenge, poetry, waves | 2 Comments

tenacity

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Maggie C

Sometimes growth isn’t about new beginnings and fresh starts. Sometimes it’s about perseverance through tough times, when stagnation would be so much easier; giving up easier still. Sometimes growth comes with refusing to wilt. The Daily Post weekly photo challenge: … Continue reading →

Posted in humanity, nature, photo challenge, Photography, poetry, spirituality, weekly photo challenge | Tagged flower, grass, growth, human nature, perseverance, photography, poetry, tenacity, weekly photo challenge | 1 Comment

placid storm

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Maggie C

The calm before the storm is often mistaken for the calm after the storm. There is serenity to be found in both calms, and perhaps even within the storm itself. The Daily Post weekly photo challenge: Serene

Posted in nature, photo challenge, Photography, poetry, spirituality, weekly photo challenge | Tagged calm, rain, serenity, storm, sttream, water, weekly photo challenge | 3 Comments

down to earth

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Maggie C

When I am grounded in Mother winged creatures fly above sonorous bugles herald nearby wildlife countless stars shimmer in the midnight sky breezes whisper age old wisdoms cleansing water renews my soul and my skin is warmed by a sun … Continue reading →

Posted in daily prompt, nature, Photography, poetry, spirituality | Tagged daily prompt, nature, one-word prompt, photography, poetry | 2 Comments

Collaboration

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Maggie C

squirrel planted you sun, rain, and soil nurtured you I will protect you The Daily Post one-word prompt: Collaboration

Posted in 5-7-5, daily prompt, nature, Photography, poetry, spirituality | Tagged 5-7-5, acorn, collaboration, daily prompt, growth, nature, oak, one-word prompt, photography, poetry, tree | 3 Comments

Loud Noises

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Maggie C

The lawn mower rattles disconcertingly as I push it into the tall grass of my back yard. A vague image crosses my mind of the mower blade coming loose and hurling treacherously into space like errant nunchucks, and I remind … Continue reading →

Posted in Animalia, daily prompt, humanity, nature, Photography, prose, spirituality | Tagged birds, crow, lawn mowing, nature, prose, scrub jay, sharing nature | 6 Comments

Wish No More

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Maggie C

it’s a puzzle how the picture comes together one piece at a time I used to have a lot of wishes. I wished to be independently wealthy, to be a published author or a renowned artist (or both!). I wished … Continue reading →