Category Archives: recovery

Missing you

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Absence: the place where comfort used to be © Meisaan Chan

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My dear, how you wrestle

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

My dear, how you wrestle and how I desire your tranquil heart drawn in without fear of oblivion reassured of safety © Meisaan Chan

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From deep prayer

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

the yellow arrow appears* © Meisaan Chan *On the Camino de Santiago, informal and sporadic yellow arrows mark the path. It takes time and effort to learn how to look for them, how to train your eyes. The yellow arrows … Continue reading →

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When hunger is one of the most important holies

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

You know you are starving and you know that God is food and is precisely in that next feared step: Take it! Follow the food! You are skin and bones! © Meisaan Chan

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It’s not just about listening, but who you’re listening to

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

You can listen to your anxiety or you can listen to me: we are saying very different things © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged anchor, anxiety, deafness, listening, peace, strength, stress | 2 Comments

The God-calming

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Safe, safe, you call to me and gentle I appear; in the darkness you allow me warmth of bed and I stroke you, breath breathing slowly now, lengthening body, calming down yes, yes, I am for you yes © Meisaan … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged body, breath, calming, intimacy, safe, safety, sensuality, shelter, stroking, tenderness | Leave a comment

The companion, II

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

“Please, let me be with you,” I say. “The path includes suffering,” God says. “Then let me suffer with you,” I say. “The path includes loss,” God says. “Then let me be empty with you,” I say. “The path includes … Continue reading →

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I want to go home

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged adventure, Camino, discernment, help, journey, lost, path, wisdom | Leave a comment

Wisdom knows

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged discernment, humility, strength, weakness, wisdom | Leave a comment

I do not get what I want

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged fulfillment, help, hunger, lack, lesson, need, provision, teachers, wisdom | Leave a comment