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Author Archives: Meisaan Chan
Peering into the darkness
You strain so hard, peering into the blackness when your only task is to breathe, open-armed, clothed in wondrous dark © Meisaan Chan
Heavy luggage
You spend so much energy being afraid, being angry – why carry needless weight? © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged burden, efficiency, energy, weight
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Resting in imperfection – a note from Meisaan
Friends, For those of you who have been following along for a couple years, you might notice that over the next weeks, some poems will be repeating. This was due to an error that I made when scheduling these posts. … Continue reading
When you prepare your foundation
You can build on a foundation of wounds you can build on a foundation of healing but choose carefully, for the foundation determines the structure: be mindful of how you tend to your foundation © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged building, foundation, healing, structure, wounds
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Because the adventure is not always comfortable
When your goal is not comfort you will be freed for the adventure; When your goal is comfort you will be locked up at home © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged adventure, comfort, courage, discomfort, fear, fool, journey, path
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Temptations
Temptations come from every corner, pulling you this way and that; if you succumb too many times your feet will veer off the path © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged agenda, direction, discernment, internal strength, lost, spiritual exercises, Temptations
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Resilience
Resilience is one of the precursors of wisdom © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged discernment, healing, journey, resilience, wisdom
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Trust
Hands cupped and open; may my question be not if the food will come but when © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged Click save draft, food, help, help me, nourishment, starving, sustenance
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The way of the warrior
Feeling sorry for yourself is not the way of the warrior and I raised you to be a warrior © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged emptiness, healing, humility, resilience, strength, warrior
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In the face of a screaming to-do list
In the face of a screaming to-do list I’m sit, breathe, and pray for there is no way I am going to enter the storm without an anchor © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged anchor, contemplation, dizziness, meditate, prayer, prey, surrender
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Curving toward the center 