Author Archives: Meisaan Chan

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About Meisaan Chan

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You Resent the Obstacle 

You resent the obstacle but through it I am showing you the way  © Crystal Meisaan Chan   For the full reflection and practice that accompany this poem, step inside the Offering →  

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A New Offering: Curving Toward the Center on Patreon

Dear Friend, It’s been a long time since I last wrote. Over the past years, I’ve been slowly recovering from Long Covid. The experience has reshaped me – and in that reshaping, something new has emerged. Curving Toward the Center … Continue reading

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I can take your sadness

Last night, sadness settled on my heartand woke up with me this morning.So I went to the lake, early, and sawa huge ball of fire-love rising, and it liftedmy heaviness with it. I can take your sadness, the sun said … Continue reading

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When the soul has space to breathe

When the soul has space to breathe it flourishes. That is its nature © Meisaan Chan

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Inner Distraction

Inner distractionTame me, Lord © Meisaan Chan

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Retreat TONIGHT: Simplify Your Life from the Inside-Out

I am leading the following retreat TONIGHT – see you there. March Retreat: Simplify Your Life from the Inside-Out March 14, 7-8:30pm CT Want to declutter and clarify your inner world? We will use a 500-year old spiritual exercise to … Continue reading

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On trust and strange hunger

When you trust in the right sourceforever satisfaction When you trust in the other sourcesforever strange hunger © Meisaan Chan

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The release of sadness

Just as clouds gather, carry rain, and then releaseso too my soul, for pain; I let it all fall © Meisaan Chan

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Please let me in

Please let me in, says the LordPride has shut your door © Meisaan Chan

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The process of fertility

Death is just fine for me, says the earthso don’t be afraid to diegateway to transformationto becoming fertile dirt:Fear not the process of fertility © Meisaan Chan

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