Category Archives: recovery

You can try to hide your beauty

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

You can try to hide your beauty but everything gives you away © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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St. Paul’s Cathedral, London

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Dark cavern, enormous womb candles flickering before gold-flecked statues; the casting of light and shadow stirs the soul. Somewhere, a deep weeping as the choir rings out, then silence carries the silk-strung notes to the ceiling, notes that caress the … Continue reading →

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The messiness of healing

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

The faint of heart will never heal for healing involves pus and discoloration and oozing: pray for the courage to tend the wound © Meisaan Chan

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As the glacier melts into the earth

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

What has defined it drains away until it becomes unrecognizable and yet, life depends upon entering into foreignness © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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Motivation

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

They emerge: worms in the rain gasping for air breaking through barriers only when suffocating nevertheless: still breaking through © Meisaan Chan

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One of the greatest obstacles to deep healing

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

is impatience   © Meisaan Chan

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Ubiquitous teaching

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

If you only learn from wise humans you are missing most of the lessons © Meisaan Chan

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Two types of strength

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

It takes a certain strength to place your worries at the altar of the Lord and it takes a different strength to leave them there © Meisaan Chan

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Do not neglect your wounds

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Do not neglect your wounds: they are your map for how to get home © Meisaan Chan

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Waterfall, II

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

It might be afraid to fall off the edge but its surrender is what makes it beautiful © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)  

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