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Tag Archives: focus
On focus
It will be tempting to look away but focus is what focus is, unapologetically © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged contemplation, diligence, discipline, focus, meditation, spiritual exercise
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Gazing upon the Lord: Mutual work
All the work you do to attract my gaze, O Lord! All the work I do to hold it! © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged Attract, attraction, focus, God, spirit
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Social media
How often you check for nothing! Be a samurai with your mind! © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged busyness, Click save draft, contemplation, focus, meditation, samurai, Social media, technology
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The companion, II
“Please, let me be with you,” I say. “The path includes suffering,” God says. “Then let me suffer with you,” I say. “The path includes loss,” God says. “Then let me be empty with you,” I say. “The path includes … Continue reading
The small moment
I give you a small moment for you to catch your breath; please, do not use it for distraction © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged break, contemplation, distraction, focus, help, help me, meditation, moment
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Rejecting them all
All the possible alternatives to your plan – I want none of them! Dust and refuse! © Meisaan Chan
What goes in
The longer your eyes linger upon evil the more its image engraves in your mind and muddies the face of the Lord © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged courage, evil, focus, forbearance, holiness, hope, love, meditation, temperance
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Mindfulness
You might not know you’re standing at the precipice if you’re focusing elsewhere © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged attention, danger, distraction, focus, mindfulness
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The needle
Buried in haystack: the distractions keep mounting cannot find focus © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged concentration, distraction, focus, fragmentation, union
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Headlines
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
Curving toward the center 