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Category Archives: Spiritual poetry
How compassion protects you – or the nature of the human heart
When you are filled to the brim with compassionyou cannot ingest their poisonfor there is no room left The moment you decide to ingest some of their poisonsome compassion will come outfor there is no room left © Meisaan Chan
On finding home
If you seek a home without any shadow side,you are seeking a spiritual home, not to be found on this earth.Rejoice! You are clarifying your intent !© Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, depression, Food addiction, haiku, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, spirituality, writing
Tagged home, Spiritual search
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In quickly changing times
In quickly changing times, be nimble:A mountain goat, sure-footed and fleet,an expert at finding tiny divots for the hoofs and weight;it can’t stay there long, nor does it want to, nor ought –it is designed to move © Meisaan Chan
A cardinal’s call stabs at the air
A cardinal’s call stabs at the airblue shining skywind blows right through © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Buddhism, contemplation, Earth poetry, haiku, meditation, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, spirituality, writing
Tagged beauty, earth spirituality, impermanence, interbeing, nonbeing
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Why Jesus was male – or – the female equivalent
He said, “This is my body, take and eat.”She would have said, “This is my breast, take and suck” –too powerful, too radical, too mind-blowing:The one they would accept had to be tamer © Meisaan Chan
Posted in contemplation, Feminine God, haiku, meditation, Poetry, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged Catholicism, Christianity, equity and inclusion, feminism, justice
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Fair-weather
Throw God away if God does not rescue you in the storm;if God accompanies you only in the good timesthat is the definition of the very bad friend © Meisaan Chan
The role of fear
Fear can be a good guidebut never let it drivefor it will not take you where you truly wish © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, depression, Food addiction, haiku, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, spirituality, writing
Tagged anxiety, discernment, fear, panic, wisdom
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The long recovery
Pain is insidious –you must push the healing deepdeep deep deep deep deep © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, depression, Food addiction, haiku, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged courage, help, pain, recovery
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On codependency
The only opinion you need to care about is mine.From all others: Be freebe free © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, depression, Feminine God, Food addiction, God speaks poetry, haiku, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, Spiritual strengthening exercises, writing
Tagged co-dependence, freedom, healing, Healthy dependence, independence, recovery
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On entering the source
You don’t have to commit:If you want, you can dip your toe inbut your toe, ravenousmight just to lead you home © Meisaan Chan
Posted in anxiety, depression, Food addiction, haiku, meditation, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged mysticism, surrender, trust, unity
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