Category Archives: mental health

On self-discipline

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Self-discipline is not just to strengthen the noit is also to strengthen the yes © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Buddhism, healing, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged contemplation, healing, help, help me, Inner peace, journey, meditation, self-discipline, Self-mastery, surrender | Leave a comment

On walking alone

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

When I finally did not want to walk aloneI could see all those who didn’t but didand even more, those who didn’t but knew it not © Meisaan Chan

Posted in healing, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, recovery, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged addiction, anxiety, community, depression, Food addiction, help, help me, loneliness, love, PTSD, trust | Leave a comment

God and identity politics

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Freedom comes when I realize thatmy identity is not my identity andGod’s identity is not God’s identity © Meisaan Chan

Posted in healing, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged contemplation, freedom, haiku, healing, Identity politics, love, meditation, social justice | Leave a comment

When stillness returns

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Troubled waters slowly calmwinds finally ceasestillness returns to itself © Meisaan Chan

Posted in healing, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, Poetry, recovery, spirituality, writing | Tagged centering prayer, contemplation, haiku, healing, help, help me, meditation, Relaxing, Spiritual poetry, surrender | Leave a comment

Transcendence, anger, fear, and the open door

Posted on September 23, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

I am the only open doorleading to true transcendence – Do not be fooled;not even anger can take you there Fear never leads to transcendenceso if you want transcendenceyou must also put down fear © Meisaan Chan

Posted in healing, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, recovery, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged anger management, calm, contemplation, fear, God speaks poetry, haiku, healing, meditation, PTSD, surrender, transcendence, trust | Leave a comment

The re-writing

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Be blanklet me re-write you © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Buddhism, healing, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged addiction, anxiety, contemplation, depression, haiku, help, help me, meditation, mindfulness, PTSD, Spiritual search | Leave a comment

Middle of the night acquiescing

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Wake up, whispers the Lordbegrudgingly, I doGet out of bed, whispers the Lordto this, I resistuntil after the fifth time, I groan and acquiesce,pull back the shadesand see the full moon stunningly waiting – © Meisaan Chan

Posted in healing, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged contemplation, Earth poetry, haiku, love, meditation, mindfulness, Spiritual poetry, surrender | Leave a comment

Early morning

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Lovingly, the birds singand a woodpecker taps somewhere, unseenthe lightening sky and rising sun comfort them, too © Meisaan Chan

Posted in healing, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged anxiety, contemplation, meditation, Nature poetry, peace, surrender | Leave a comment

To the lost

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

I. God I have tried to direct you in lovebut you took the errant pathwhich looked better until followed II. Me Miles and miles I backtrackedtrying to find that sourcethat first moment I chose not to love © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, mental health, mindfulness, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged contemplation, healing, help, help me, humility, journey, love, meditation, surrender, trust | 1 Comment

Morning at the lake

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Line of glowing lightat horizon, water meets skyoutlining numinous sacred trysting place Carpet of scintillating lightrolled upon the water, right to mesun-star to heart Birds wing over water in one long lineblack and freejoyous Water laps upon sand,tender heartbeat –my … Continue reading →

Posted in meditation, mental health, mindfulness, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged contemplation, Earth poetry, Embodied Meditation, Gaia, haiku, Spiritual poetry | 1 Comment