Category Archives: Spiritual poetry

Casting off

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Crutches can help you walk but once you can, they hinder you © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged crutches, freedom, growth, help, help me, strength, transformation, walking | Leave a comment

With you

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

I am not ready for this journey but I am ready to go with you © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged adventure, help, help me, journey, path, risk, trust | Leave a comment

Enlightenment

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

And then, finally, when it is attained you see you have attained nothing at all © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged acceptance, emptiness, enlightenment, eternity, gift, humility, infinity, nothingness, receptivity, subsuming | Leave a comment

The unseen moment

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

There is a surprisingly thin line between the fight for justice and the fight for vengeance and how often this line is crossed © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged discernment, fury, humility, justice, line, vengeance | Leave a comment

The cement pourer

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

When the path crumbles beneath your feet, take hope for God can put dust back together © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged adventure, cement, dust, help, lost, path, rescue, strength, weakness | Leave a comment

The holy fight

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

The holy fight is self versus self © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged compassion, fight, growth, humility, improvement, self-care, struggle | 2 Comments

Formulas

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Just as there is no formula for God there is no formula for letting go except, perhaps, to accept the fall © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged acceptance, adventure, fall, falling, fear, humility, journey, submission | Leave a comment

The beginning

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged adventure, Camino, journey, noise, path, quiet, silence | Leave a comment

Homecoming

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Welcome home, dear one! How long I’ve waited to hear your footsteps across the threshold; come, let me give you rest let me give you solace let me give you nourishment, for the journey is far from over, even when … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged adventure, eternity, food, help, home, infinity, journey, nourishment, rest, solace | Leave a comment

Holes

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged absence, darkness, despair, help, help me, hole, intimacy, loss | Leave a comment