Tag: haiku
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Piety and Peace: A Lullaby for the Restless Soul
Piety calls meInner peace to be my guideSoul springs to His voice.~ Dr. Thomas Maples Piety: A Lullaby for the Restless Soul Shh. Listen. Can you hear the noise around you? It’s everywhere. In moments like these, finding a sense of piety can offer profound inner peace, calming the listless Soul. Every morning, I start…
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Seeds of Mercy: A Gift Once Given, Twice Received
Seed of Mercy Sewn The darkest hour now breaks Fall light will guide me ~Dr. Thomas Maples A Seed of Mercy Sewn Have you ever done something that caused you profound guilt or shame? In those moments, seeking mercy can bring comfort and hope. This is a uniquely human experience. We possess a conscience built…
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Love: The Essence of God’s Plan
I’ll Follow Your Call Libations of LoveLike a Fall Dew ReflectionI’ll Follow Your Call Love and the Alphabet of Virtues In the alphabet of virtues, this is the one I most looked forward to writing: Love. What a gift we have been given. For it is in the very act of loving that the gift of giving is as…
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Nurturing Faith: The Power of a Mustard Seed
Faith’s Springing Light And so the seed says, Grow from me, and aspireFaith’s springing light. ~ Thomas C. Maples He proposed another parable to them. “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field.It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is…
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Ecstasy and the Art of Inner Bliss
Ecstasy Delights Haiku Ecstasy delights. Passion burns in winter’s night. Soul’s fire sets within. ~Dr. Thomas Maples Ecstasy Delights The Joys of Living Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough. Emily Dickinson Got Joy? How can we find the simple joys that an internal ecstatic state brings? Is it possible…
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Our Divine Nature: Spiritual Grounding & Personal Wellbeing
Divine heart, shine brightSpringtime bliss, the soul’s delightCalming seas within.~Thomas Maples The Divine Image What shapes our divine presence, that image of being that we ultimately create? Questions like this have often surprised me, even at a professional level. The book of Genesis offers a divine answer. It states: “God created man in his own…
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Faith and Courage: Steps to Embrace Change
Soft steps, full heart A Spring of courage ignites Sacred journey’s start ~Dr. Thomas Maples It takes courage to step outside of the shell we place ourselves within. Yet, like the hermit crab, if we do not move from the confines of that shell we have already grown in size too, we will simply limit…
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Inner Bliss: A Psychology of the Self-Discovery
A gentle spring kissThe ocean breeze gently guidesSmall steps, inner bliss~Dr. Thomas Maples He loves me, he loves me not? She loves me, she loves me not? Ever wonder what finding inner bliss feels like? I believe this exercise in patience may hold a clue for those who yearn to create that inner most sense…
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Abundance, Psychology & Spirituality: Unlock Your Potential
Abundance: A Guiding Spirit To anyone who has, more will be given, and he will grow rich; from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away. ~Matthew 13:12 Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into. ~Wayne Dyer At a psychological level, Matthew’s Gospel has always confounded…