Category Archives: writing

If you cling to old ways

If you cling to old ways you will hurt yourself, says the LordIf you try to control the dance, you will stumble If you open to new ways, you will healIf you surrender to the dance, you will align © … Continue reading

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In the morass and chaos

In the morass and chaosyou slow me down to caress me,to remind me why I am © Meisaan Chan

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How invested are you in your ruts!

How invested are you in your ruts!Even the toes in your shoes are gripping! © Meisaan Chan

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Parable of the three vines who wanted to reach the sun

There once were three vines that wanted to reach the sun. The first vine dreamed all day and all night about reaching the sun, and it spent all its energy in the dreaming that it didn’t grow much at all. … Continue reading

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When the path swerves

When the path swervescheck to see it’s still my pathfor it will always lead you home;if the path is not my pathno amount of journeying will do © Meisaan Chan

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Why stillness matters

We see the movement of what is faster;when we speed ahead, we do not seeall that moves around us;when we are still, we suddenly seethe slightest bending leafthe slightest bending heartthe breath of the soul © Meisaan Chan

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Problems that destabilize you

Peripheral problems destabilize youwhen you treat them as core problems © Meisaan Chan

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What this is about

This is not about reciprocity.This is about love. © Meisaan Chan

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Parable of the devout queen and her advisers

There once was a devout queen who, every day, went out into the village and gave a villager a chest of gold coins. Her advisers were distraught. “Your Highness,” they said, “If you continue to do this, you will give … Continue reading

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The resting place of tranquil repose

The chaos pushes deep and broadbut I am deeper and broader, says the Lord;to find the resting place of tranquil reposego to the deepergo to the broader © Meisaan Chan

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