Category Archives: writing

The edge of unknowing

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

At the edge you don’t know how far you have to fall and you don’t know what will happen, or when; the only thing you know is what will happen if you don’t © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic) … Continue reading →

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The power of receiving

Posted on January 20, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

God receives all screaming God receives all anguish God receives all confusion There is nothing she cannot receive © Meisaan Chan

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The answer

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

“God, what is happening?” I ask. “Remember your anchor,” God says. “But what is happening?” I ask. “Remember your anchor,” God says. © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged answer, chaos, confusion, darkness, direction, guidance, light, safety | Leave a comment

You are not Kuan Yin of a thousand hands

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Before you pick up the next thing please put down something you’re holding: keep the balance © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged alignment, balance, bodhisattva, Buddhism, Kuan Yin, peace | 2 Comments

Listening through them

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Gather your advisers but listen for me © Meisaan Chan

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A note to the observer

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Humans bring beauty and mess with them wherever they go so if you happen to see a human, expect it: beauty and mess beauty and mess © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Christianity, Poetry, recovery, writing | Tagged acceptance, beauty, humanity, imperfection, mess, perfection | Leave a comment

Switchbacks

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

When there is a mountain to climb do not expect the straight road © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged adventure, burden, hardship, journey, path, strength, trial, writing | Leave a comment

God, make me fearless for you

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

God, make me fearless for you: be my breath and my strength and my courage and my ferocity and my every atom so that even if my blood is shed fearless: my blood is shed © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged blood, breath, courage, fearless, sacrifice, strength | Leave a comment

If you want to know yourself

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

If you want to know yourself, seek the crowd! and define who you are and who you are not If you want to know yourself, seek the desert! and find who you are when you are beyond repair © Meisaan … Continue reading →

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Direct connection

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in recovery, writing | Tagged body, connection, meditation, mind, rest, sleep, spirit | Leave a comment