Tag Archives: distraction

True and false Doing Nothing

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

True doing nothing is precision: Sharp knife False doing nothing is amorphous: Blunt rock © Meisaan Chan

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The small moment

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

I give you a small moment for you to catch your breath; please, do not use it for distraction © Meisaan Chan

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As the distractions grow

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

As the distractions grow so must your internal discipline © Meisaan Chan

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Sleepwaking

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

You will want to do something else but guard against sleepwaking that desolate space where you behold nothing © Meisaan Chan

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Mindfulness

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

You might not know you’re standing at the precipice if you’re focusing elsewhere © Meisaan Chan   (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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The needle

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Buried in haystack: the distractions keep mounting cannot find focus © Meisaan Chan

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Stay alert

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Stay alert for my footsteps are everywhere © Meisaan  Chan   (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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Headlines

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Meisaan Chan

All these cries for my attention cajole titillate shock or enrage and each time I respond, unthinking, a tiny fragment of my wholeness gets chipped away     © Meisaan Chan  

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