Category Archives: meditation

Ghosts in a choir

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Back porch deck light, falling rain: I gaze across the lake, at the birch trees standing like ghosts in a choir watching me © Meisaan Chan

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Instead of fearing my path

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Instead of fearing my path, I can focus on acquiring my tools © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged anxiety, Click save draft, contemplation, fear, help, help me, meditation, path, tools | 2 Comments

Lovely-drenched, I step out of prayer

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Lovely-drenched, I step out of prayer skin glistens © Meisaan Chan

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When following the leader

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Gentle, gentle am I with you, says the Lord; gentle, gentle are you with you © Meisaan Chan

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Divine cycle

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

From the silence, words and from the words, silence © Meisaan Chan

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Prayer is

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Prayer is the intentional reaching © Meisaan Chan

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The emergence of the soul

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Silence draws the soul to sit on the outside © Meisaan Chan

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The calling to deepen: Recognizing your presence

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes the world pulls me out sometimes I pull me out sometimes my fear pulls me out – it is a miracle that any progress is made at all! And this, once accepted, leads to clarity: Recognizing your presence at … Continue reading →

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Needing you

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

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Gazing out the cabin window, beauty gazing back at me

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged autumn, beauty, birch trees, Cabin, cattails, fall, meditation | Leave a comment