Tag Archives: comfort

The ideal before-moment (or, Strange rejoicing)

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

When you are weary, rejoice;ideal before-moment asking me to fill When you are terrified, rejoice;ideal before-moment asking me to anchor When you are despairing, rejoice;ideal before-moment asking me to rescue Strange rejoicingStrange rejoicingStrange rejoicing For world, no senseWith me, full … Continue reading →

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The reassurance

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Go, says the LordI will save your place © Meisaan Chan

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Pernicious comfort

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes discomfort is precisely what is neededto move to better places;comfort can be perniciousas we settleand settleand settle © Meisaan Chan

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The things that determine everything

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

Where do you place your surrender?Where do you place your fear?To what do you give your power?That will determine everything © Meisaan Chan

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Comforting blindness

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

You are not supposed to see in the Deepif you can, you are not deep enough © Meisaan Chan

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The catch

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

In softness lightin silken whispersin weary collapsein the catch © Meisaan Chan

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The path begins to reveal itself

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

“The path begins to reveal itself”I thought I was wandering in a tallgrass prairiewhen really I was on the pathless path © Meisaan Chan

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Wherever you go, I am.

Posted on December 27, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Wherever you go, I am.Wherever you breathe, I am your airWherever you rest, I am your lungsWherever you journey, I am your shoesThere is no apart:I invite you to believe © Meisaan Chan

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From start to finish, love

Posted on December 24, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

From start to finish, love.If there is a speck of loveengage that speck, encourage it to grow;if it does not, then gently lay it down –do not anger, do not shame it, do not press it on,handle it with tender … Continue reading →

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The Permanent One

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

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