Tag Archives: freedom

A brief renunciation of idols

Posted on January 22, 2020 by

If God gives – alleluia!If God takes away – alleluia!Only God is God – alleluia! © Meisaan Chan

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My soul shouts at full voice

Posted on January 6, 2020 by

Before I chronicle the things you didI pause to recollect who you are:The One, the Magnificent, the All-Wonderfuland sit in praise, my soul shouting at full voiceuntil the walls come tumbling down © Meisaan Chan

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To think that I can be me, just as I am

Posted on October 29, 2019 by

To think that I can be me, just as I am chips and cracks and glories and all is an incredible thought; it’s like that singular moment where, after wearing shackles you freeze in nakedness, disbelieving your freedom and then … Continue reading →

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I wither without you

Posted on July 9, 2019 by

I wither without you my firmest ground falls from beneath me should you turn but one thought away all strength is dust, flung to the wind I wither without you © Meisaan Chan

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On efficiency

Posted on May 30, 2019 by

Efficiency, when pushed, strangles love © Meisaan Chan

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Something always owns you

Posted on April 24, 2019 by

Something always owns yougood news: You get to choose your master © Meisaan Chan

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Own yourself!

Posted on February 20, 2019 by

You’re trying too hard to please – Be you! Be you in your entirety! This is how you’re made, in all your facets: Own your complexity! © Meisaan Chan  

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On definitions

Posted on January 29, 2019 by

Definitions are your walls, says the Lord but they certainly are not mine © Meisaan Chan

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Dancing leaves

Posted on November 16, 2018 by

Autumn leaves whorl in the air their freedom finally purchased in death © Meisaan Chan

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I used to loathe my limits

Posted on May 22, 2018 by

I used to loathe my limits: How narrowly I had defined my power © Meisaan Chan

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