Tag Archives: breath

The God-calming

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

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Resuscitation

With the writing of my soul, a release: the earth sighs the winds swirl again © Meisaan Chan

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God, make me fearless for you

God, make me fearless for you: be my breath and my strength and my courage and my ferocity and my every atom so that even if my blood is shed fearless: my blood is shed © Meisaan Chan

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The Ever-Patient

All things fail except for the thing that does not; All breath stops except for the breath that goes on; All beauty draws to a close except for that one beauty enduring; and it waits for us to realize, and … Continue reading

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Trust in slowness

Trust in slowness trust in trusting rhythm trust in the breath © Meisaan Chan

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The path to thinking you are a machine

When you place such importance on speed, many things are sacrificed along the way first: the breath second: the senses third: the grounding © Meisaan Chan

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Delays

It can be daunting to step off of schedule’s path; things can jam together or drop completely but look for the moment that would not have occurred unless – a conversation, a breath, a relenting © Meisaan Chan

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The five-second break

Sometimes a break is needed for you to remember to breathe © Meisaan Chan

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