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Tag Archives: endurance
Wisdom of the trees
Patiencehave patienceas trees know the liminal between the winter and the spring:Still naked, buds not yet revealed –a long way from thereyet a long way to go © Meisaan Chan
Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged endurance, help, help me, patience, spring, winter, wisdom
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The quiet in the chaos
Into the darkness we goas one heart, as a heart of nations, as a heart of worldstumbling and fearing and hopingfighting and growing and rejoicingchaos on top of chaos, it seems:But there is a quiet thing hereand it is growing, … Continue reading
Posted in meditation, Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged calming, coronavirus, endurance, life, soothing, strength
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Gentle glory
All sorts of gentle glory even in the pain of living: Gentle glory, all around © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged endurance, gentleness, glory, pain, radiance, surrender, tenderness
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The balance
is understanding that the amount of energy you put into this world is the amount of energy you need to receive © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged balance, endurance, health, necessity, resilience, self-care, sustainability, wisdom
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When walking wisely – or – Strengthening legs
As one leg of the journey ends you are stronger to walk the next © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged adventure, discipline, endurance, journey, perseverance, wisdom
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Samurai litmus test
If you moan about how wisdom comes in fire, if you whine at her hardship, you are not yet a samurai © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged discipline, endurance, forbearance, hardship, resilience, samurai, trial, wisdom
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The practice
Maybe this is how Jesus began trying to walk on water, moments before his whoop of joy © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged curiosity, endurance, Jesus, practice, water
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The curious nature of courage
Courage can never be given; it must be claimed © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged courage, endurance, gift, resilience, strength
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One of the greatest obstacles to deep healing
is impatience © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry
Tagged endurance, healing, impatience, patience, resilience, strength
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A gym of sorts
Strength does not come instantly but after repeated tears of muscle fibers and then the sets of repetitions over many weeks and months: This is also true of the spirit for life is calling you to lift, not just once … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry
Tagged endurance, growth, gym, muscles, strength
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