Category Archives: recovery

If you are not careful

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

If you are not careful your feet will walk the same paths forever © Meisaan Chan

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Laughing Buddha

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

There he is, laughing, his flaccid breasts hanging out but no matter: he knows that suffering is almost eternal and that is only one side of the coin © Meisaan Chan

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Self-sufficiency

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

I’m erasing my pride, I say. You cannot do that yourself, God says. I’m coming back to you, I say. You cannot do that yourself, God says. © Meisaan Chan

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Following

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

You can follow the path of your successes but then that is not my path © Meisaan Chan

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Get picky

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

There’s a lot of not-food out there and so much hunger © Meisaan Chan

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God wants

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

I do not want your money or your reverence or you prayers: I want your worries and your power and your control – Pour yourself out! Dance through the eye of a needle! © Meisaan Chan  

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Progressively hard tasks

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

The first task is to listen the second task is to follow the third task is to let it go © Meisaan Chan    

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Unity

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

May you be the jockey and I the horse, my mouth free of the bit where one flick of your thighs, one murmur of your thoughts sends us both flying © Meisaan Chan

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Comfort zone

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Your comfort zone is designed to be flexible: it grows when stretched and shrinks when left alone © Meisaan Chan

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The honored guest

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

You reserved a seat for me and keep inviting me to be the honored guest You did not reserve a seat for shame: you did not reserve a seat for shame © Meisaan Chan  

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