Outside the tiny box

Welcome discomfort
for she is the bearer of beginnings

© Meisaan Chan

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All in the family

Meditation, strength
deliberation, courage
problem-solving, wisdom
worry, frailty

© Meisaan Chan

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The fullness of transformation

The fullness of transformation
always requires surrender

© Meisaan Chan

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Heavy luggage

You spend so much energy
being afraid, being angry, being ashamed –
why carry needless weight?

© Meisaan Chan

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Peering into the blackness

You strain so hard, peering into the blackness
when your only task is to breathe, open-armed,
clothed in wondrous dark

© Meisaan Chan

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I don’t think that God is interested in punishment

I don’t think that God is interested in punishment
any more than a punishing God is interested in love

© Meisaan Chan

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If you look for friends just like you

If you look for friends just like you
you could miss the wonder

© Meisaan Chan

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The sky gently burns and glows down

The sky gently burns and glows down
as we gather to greet the dark

© Meisaan Chan

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The one thing permanent

There is one thing permanent
and sacrificing everything for it is not a sacrifice
but an alignment

© Meisaan Chan

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When fear almost wins

Sometimes I cannot make the leap
and that is when you push me off
but only when you hear my heart of hearts whispering
yes

© Meisaan Chan

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