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Picking and choosing

You can only accept deepest joy when you decide to accept it all © Meisaan Chan

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Balance

Yes, there is a lot of suffering in the world but don’t forget, a lot of joy © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: Twisted Sifter)

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Open your body unto me, says the Lord

Open your body unto me, says the Lord and let me touch you there; relax, O my love, and let me touch you there © Meisaan Chan

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A pondering about heaven

If heaven were influenced by collective deeds jails would cease to exist: convicts would be sentenced to do good works, for we could not afford to have able-bodied, potential do-gooders to sit in jail and not work to affect the … Continue reading

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Trust in slowness

Trust in slowness trust in trusting rhythm trust in the breath © Meisaan Chan

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In one sense, you come to the end

In one sense, you come to the end In another sense, there is no end © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: Twisted Sifter)

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Peel back the layers

Peel back the layers so that old can become new again so there is more space for beauty © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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Holy discipline is necessary for self-love

Holy discipline is necessary for self-love: to walk when you need to walk to rest when you need to rest to run when you need to run to pursue ecstasy when you need to pursue ecstasy to return when you … Continue reading

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The day drips with praise

The day drips with praise the heart crumbles with longing © Meisaan Chan

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Daily courage

No matter how frightened of the future the sky might be, it always heralds in the sun © Meisaan Chan

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