Category Archives: recovery

The power of response

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

The more you can master your emotions,which requires self-discipline and vigilancethe more you will respond to life, not react © Meisaan Chan

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Sacred oil

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Rededicate my every drop to youfor right now I am splattered © Meisaan Chan

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A journeying caution

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Most often, the ego is what prevents you from walking or leads you astray,whispering that it is not doing anything at allwhile it is directing your very move –Listen! © Meisaan Chan

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Blessed are the strong who submit

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Blessed are the weak who submitbut a thousand times more, the strong who submit,for there are a thousand more obstacles for them,for submission to be a choice © Meisaan Chan

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True worth

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Humility knows where to go for true worth.Ego does not © Meisaan Chan

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It is not about who they say you are.

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

It is not about who they say you are.They do not give true worth © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, mental health, mindfulness, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged anxiety, contemplation, Inner peace, mental health, mindfulness, peace, Spiritual poetry | 1 Comment

The return to calm

Posted on July 9, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Endless blue skyabsorbs my worriesreturns calm © Meisaan Chan

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Trees sway like sea anemones

Posted on July 6, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing | Tagged contemplation, Earth poetry, healing, meditation, prayer, trees, union | 2 Comments

You give me such times of sweetness

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

You give me such times of sweetness, O Lordeven in the midst of the storm:You bring me to transcendence in the squallby showing me that the storm is a breath on the wind:You bring me to transcendent groundingby bringing me … Continue reading →

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Stay alert

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, spirituality, writing | Tagged contemplation, crisis, help, help me, humility, meditation, self-awareness | Leave a comment