Category Archives: recovery

A prayer when in shards

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

O God of union heal my fragmented soul for eternity is but one everlasting yes and I, in shards, am far from it © Meisaan Chan  

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All the ways you comfort me!

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

All the ways you comfort me! All the ways that words become hands and hands become sweet, soothing balm, all the ways word becomes flesh © Meisaan Chan

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Practicing focus is the practice of sacrifice

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

To sacrifice the moment’s gratification for something bigger is a practice that strengthens the soul a type of burning, brandishing fire © Meisaan Chan

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Dimensions

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Happiness is one-dimensional Joy is two-dimensional Suffering is three-dimensional Praise is all, all, all © Meisaan Chan

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What are you looking for?

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

What are you looking for? Look at you as you look: be aware of what you truly seek © Meisaan Chan

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The way out

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

claim your emptiness claim your helplessness claim me © Meisaan Chan

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In the face of hardship or risk or uncertainty

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Spend 99% of your energy determining if you are on the right path. When you are, everything else is irrelevant. Just keep going. © Meisaan Chan

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The undiscerning moment

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Without food or touch the spirit falls to sleep, hibernating until more favorable conditions appear – if these don’t come, the spirit can sleep forever but the slightest scent arouses voracious hunger; this is the most precarious time, for it … Continue reading →

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When walking wisely – or – Strengthening legs

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

As one leg of the journey ends you are stronger to walk the next © Meisaan Chan

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Holy twisting

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Do not demand that God’s path be a straight line for you very well could miss God’s path © Meisaan Chan

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