Curving toward the center

Peering into the darkness

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

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

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Heavy luggage

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

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

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Resting in imperfection – a note from Meisaan

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Friends,

For those of you who have been following along for a couple years, you might notice that over the next weeks, some poems will be repeating. This was due to an error that I made when scheduling these posts. My first instinct was to correct the mistake; then, a subtle voice reminded me that Presence is also present in imperfection and mistakes.

So, I have decided to let these repeated poems remain. May the mysterious Hand touch you through them, at the time that you need, in the way that you need.

Fondly,
Meisaan

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When you prepare your foundation

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

You can build on a foundation of wounds
you can build on a foundation of healing
but choose carefully, for the foundation determines the structure:
be mindful of how you tend to your foundation

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Because the adventure is not always comfortable

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

When your goal is not comfort
you will be freed for the adventure;
When your goal is comfort
you will be locked up at home

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Temptations

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Temptations come from every corner,
pulling you this way and that;
if you succumb too many times
your feet will veer off the path

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Resilience

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Resilience
is one of the precursors
of wisdom

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Trust

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Hands cupped and open;
may my question be not if the food will come
but when

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The way of the warrior

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Feeling sorry for yourself is not the way of the warrior
and I raised you to be a warrior

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In the face of a screaming to-do list

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

In the face of a screaming to-do list
I’m sit, breathe, and pray
for there is no way I am going to enter the storm without an anchor

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