Category Archives: recovery

The Phoenix of the Lord

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Let the Lord take you and take all so that nothing of you remains – let the ego be burned away until you are ash waiting to rise © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged ego, egoless, humility, poverty of spirit, surrender, totality | Leave a comment

Stumbling words

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes, like now, my words stumble – alleluia, may they stumble into your arms © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged fall, help, help me, imperfection, perfection, stumble | 1 Comment

Surrendering strength

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Love is the only thing you can surrender to and still get stronger © Meisaan Chan

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Things that God cannot resist:

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

anguish the desire for wisdom the desire for compassion © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged anguish, compassion, healing, love, suffering, wisdom | Leave a comment

Why is distraction so coveted?

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Why is distraction so coveted? Are we so afraid of ourselves? © Meisaan Chan

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Yet another litmus test

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

If your idol is yourself, you will rage when someone challenges your image © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged altar, anger, challenge, ego, emptiness, idol, meditation, rage | Leave a comment

The warriors

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Courage is the mark of the strong vulnerability is the mark of the very strong © Meisaan Chan

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Toxic masculinity will recede

Posted on August 2, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged healing, healthy masculinity, justice, life, masculinity, submission, Toxic masculinity, wholeness | Leave a comment

Don’t worry about it, says the Lord

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Don’t worry about it, says the Lord everything within you says “grasp” everything I say to you says “release”: To whom do you listen? To whom do you turn? © Meisaan Chan

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Sometimes wisdom says things you don’t want to hear

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes wisdom says things you don’t want to hear: This can be one sign it truly is wisdom, for the human mind loves to agree with itself © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged advice, enlightenment, listening, resistance, self-deception, submission, surrender, wisdom | Leave a comment