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Author Archives: Meisaan Chan
I want to spend some time with God
I want to spend some time with God the particle yearning for the source I want to spend some time with God naked, hands behind head, feet on coffee table home I want to spend some time with God subsumed … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged adventure, ecstasy, meditation, prayer journey, rest
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Inner stability
If they treat you one way, you rejoice if they treat you another way, you explode – Find your rock! Find your rock! Why think your worth is so unstable? © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry
Tagged independence, resilience, stability, strength, vulnerability
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A note on co-dependence
When you dissolve in me you retain your identity – that is, you become none other than fully yourself; dissolving any place elsewhere simply means you disappear © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry
Tagged co-dependence, dependence, humility, independence, strength
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Training your thoughts
Well-behaved children do not just happen: if they sit still in chairs and say please and thank you and ask permission – that reflects years of training in all the little moments: for the most important moments are the daily, … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged contemplation, discipline, exercises, meditation, spiritual exercises
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Mindfulness
You might not know you’re standing at the precipice if you’re focusing elsewhere © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged attention, danger, distraction, focus, mindfulness
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The buried
“Keep digging,” God says. I, deep in the hole, shovel again. “What are we looking for?” I ask, angrily this time. “Your heart,” God says. © Meisaan Chan
Keep digging, God says
Keep digging, God says until you hit bedrock then, exchange your tools © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged adaptation, change, dig, journey, readiness, tools
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The path just took a strange turn
The path just took a strange turn yet the path does not end with strangeness; into the darkness it goes © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: Twisted Sifter)
Night walk
Wading through stars, knee-deep alpine air sinks into me above, more stars watch © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)
Curving toward the center 