Another case for resilience

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Suffering propels growth more than comfort;
failure teaches more than success

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Expectations

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Lowering your expectations can be healthy for all;
lowering them too far can be unhealthy for all

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Dual vision

Posted on May 29, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

If you spend all your time focused on unity
you will never see the reality of division;
if you spend all your time focused on division
you will never see the reality of unity

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Expectations

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

The expectations you have for another
can be a compass path
or a chokehold

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The idol of self

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

If you believe you have all power
you have left no room for me

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Those who have progressed, yet again

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Those who have progressed
let God rescue
and rescue
and rescue

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The journey is not made in one leap

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

The journey is not made in one leap
and neither in one bright flash, your heart’s enlightenment
so why such impatience, then,
with yourself, with the path?

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I used to loathe my limits

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

I used to loathe my limits:
How narrowly I had defined my power

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Outside the tiny box

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Welcome discomfort
for she is the bearer of beginnings

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The helper

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

I tried to carry your burden and I fell, crushed
I gave your burden to God and all is held

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