Category Archives: recovery

The disappeared

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

My friend: How easy it is for you to disappear right in front of us, right here nodding, smiling: eyes vacant © Meisaan Chan

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The wound

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Learning to trust again filling eternal hole with eternal sustenance human desire, divine task © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry | Tagged emptiness, fullness, healing, release, reliance, trust, wound, woundedness | Leave a comment

Exposition

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

When my will is exposed you are the safest © Meisaan Chan

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That path has already been forged: On love and reciprocity

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Reciprocity is not necessary, says the Lord if it were, the human race would not be loved: truly and longly, I loved you first © Meisaan Chan

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Limits

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes the walls are far on the horizon and I run and dance and work late into the night; sometimes the walls pull in and I cannot do what I did before: slow, pained movements; sometimes the walls pull in … Continue reading →

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How far you have brought me along

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

How far you have brought me along and how far there is to go! If I had known the path was so brutal I never would have started; if I had known the path was so exquisite I would have … Continue reading →

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A note from the one who defends

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

It is not your job to worry about the battle; it is your job to stay close © Meisaan Chan

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Falling apart

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Everything falls apart in autumn – you can complain to the trees and, gentle-hearted, they’ll listen as their own leaves break and float down © Meisaan Chan

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Choices

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry | Tagged anger, healing, pride, submission | Leave a comment

Depth

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry | Tagged busyiness, chaos, contemplation, fatigue, mindfulness, rest | Leave a comment