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Tag Archives: anchor
It’s Easter morning in a pandemic – or – Tethers
It’s Easter morning in a pandemic and the morning is very dark. Heavy clouds layer the sky. A cold wind blows. This is right. The earth still refuses to abide by human calendars. The earth is not happy and bright … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, Earth poetry, Food addiction, meditation, Poetry, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, Spiritual strengthening exercises, writing
Tagged anchor, anxiety, calming, coronavirus, Easter, peace, surrender, tether
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I want to be with you more than my thoughts
I just want to be with you, O Lordmore than I want to be with my thoughts,for one thought of you brings a torrent of life,but a million thoughts from me:Darkened clouds but not one drop © Meisaan Chan
Compass gone, all is chaos
So deeply through the thicket,Bramble catching on my clothescompass gone, all is chaos:Oh God, be my hope © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, Food addiction, Haiku/haiku-esque poetry, PTSD, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged anchor, chaos, compass, fear, help, help me, turmoil, wilderness
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When unbalanced
Everything that doesn’t matter takes up so much space! – So you cannot see what does © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, Food addiction, Haiku/haiku-esque poetry, PTSD, Rumi-esque, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged anchor, blindness, help, help me, strength, unbalanced
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A movement prayer during times of instability
Friends, Here is a movement prayer that has kept me grounded during tumultuous times. Feel free to slow it down however much you need, taking your time to really feel that mind/body/spirit fusion in each line and movement. If you … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, anxiety, contemplation, Food addiction, Listening prayer-meditation, meditation, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Spiritual search, Video
Tagged anchor, anxiety, contemplation, grounding, help, help me, joy, meditation, movement, prayer
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Parable of the child learning to walk
The kingdom of God is like a child learning to walk: At first, she grasps at whatever is in reach, and if it is not solid, she falls. Slowly, she learns what is solid and grasps only those things – … Continue reading
Posted in addiction, Food addiction, meditation, Parable, PTSD, Recovery and healing, writing
Tagged anchor, child, discipline, kingdom of God, learning, Parable, solid
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The anchor
In your deepest prayer, there am I! In your weakest prayer, there am I! In no prayer, there am I! Do not anchor to the prayer, but to me © Meisaan Chan
Posted in God speaks poetry, meditation, Poetry, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged anchor, contemplation, help, help me, meditation, prayer, wandering
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May my love be stronger than my rage
May my love be stronger than my rage and my self-restraint stronger than my chaos © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, Food addiction, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged anchor, chaos, love, peace, rage, Self-restraint
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Inner tumult
No matter my externals, when I tumult inside I am poor © Meisaan Chan
Posted in addiction, anxiety, Food addiction, Poetry, PTSD, Recovery and healing, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged adrift, anchor, anxiety, help me, stress, tumult
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Compassion
You cannot be compassionate and be afraid © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged anchor, compassion, fear, grounding, love, strength
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