Category Archives: writing

What’s at stake

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

The most important spiritual skill is listening and then recognizing when it is I and when it is not; all holiness and all destruction come from this © Meisaan Chan

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The afternoon nap

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

My soul just splashed water on its face put on new clothes freshened up © Meisaan Chan

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The sacrifice

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

A friendship needs to wait until both are ready; when one is ready, that is not good enough © Meisaan Chan

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From deep prayer

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

the yellow arrow appears* © Meisaan Chan *On the Camino de Santiago, informal and sporadic yellow arrows mark the path. It takes time and effort to learn how to look for them, how to train your eyes. The yellow arrows … Continue reading →

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When hunger is one of the most important holies

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

You know you are starving and you know that God is food and is precisely in that next feared step: Take it! Follow the food! You are skin and bones! © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged addiction, body, food, path, self-hatred, self-love, starvation, starving | Leave a comment

It’s not just about listening, but who you’re listening to

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

You can listen to your anxiety or you can listen to me: we are saying very different things © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged anchor, anxiety, deafness, listening, peace, strength, stress | 2 Comments

The God-calming

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Safe, safe, you call to me and gentle I appear; in the darkness you allow me warmth of bed and I stroke you, breath breathing slowly now, lengthening body, calming down yes, yes, I am for you yes © Meisaan … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged body, breath, calming, intimacy, safe, safety, sensuality, shelter, stroking, tenderness | Leave a comment

The companion, II

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

“Please, let me be with you,” I say. “The path includes suffering,” God says. “Then let me suffer with you,” I say. “The path includes loss,” God says. “Then let me be empty with you,” I say. “The path includes … Continue reading →

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The small moment

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged break, contemplation, distraction, focus, help, help me, meditation, moment | Leave a comment

Homing

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged embrace, intimacy, love, union, unity | Leave a comment