Category Archives: writing

When you are empty

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

Finite creatures always hit empty!That is not doom, that is the path!But where do you go to fill?Your answer determines everything © Meisaan Chan

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Keep it moving

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

This is your new life, says the Lordso don’t wait for the old one to return;I’m making improvements © Meisaan Chan

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Put aside your plans

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

Put aside your plansfor the Lord is on the move © Meisaan Chan

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Setting the control (in scientific terms)

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

Treating an enemy with compassionhighlights where the problem lies © Meisaan Chan

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Receiving the baton

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

I take it and swallow hard,knowing the lineagebut I am ready, and it was passedso run, dear feet, run © Meisaan Chan

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In training

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes you need to call outand call outand call outnot because God isn’t listeningbut because it is an exercise in tenacitythe next needed skill © Meisaan Chan

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The fear paradox

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

It is certain that fear is limitless, says the Lordyet it finds its end in me © Meisaan Chan

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The twisting path: When there is no precedent

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

O, how the path twists!Have confidence not in what has gone before;have confidence, instead, in me © Meisaan Chan

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5 Calming Meditation-Mantras for Anxious Times

Posted on August 22, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

A deep happiness! This is my first published spirituality article: “5 Calming Meditation-Mantras for Anxious Times,” by Meisaan Chan. The article integrates simple relaxation meditations with body somatics (what I call “embodied meditations”), which has been an increasingly critical tool … Continue reading →

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Refusing to be stopped

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

“It’s so dark, I say to God.“Leading is my specialty,” God says to me © Meisaan Chan

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