Tag Archives: freedom

Exposition

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

When my will is exposed you are the safest © Meisaan Chan

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Empty luggage

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

What you carry will not feed you the things inside will not protect you © Meisaan Chan

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It depends on what you want

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

How tempting it is to forever be the victim! Forever indignant and wounded, forever raging: but victims do not journey well – they tend to circle and circle and circle © Meisaan Chan

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Prayer of release

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

I do not need more control you have given me enough, and for that which I cannot control another prayer rises as I let go of what does not belong to me © Meisaan Chan

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Giving

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Give me joy and I will nurture it to deeper joy; give me suffering and I will turn it to new life; give me all who you are, even shame, that heaviest burden; and when you have nothing left to … Continue reading →

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Ritual

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Ritual can be a shelter for safety or a well-trod path home or a deep, deep hole © Meisaan Chan

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The wound denied

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

The wound denied is the wound that will control you © Meisaan Chan

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Heavy luggage

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

You spend so much energy being afraid, being angry, being ashamed – why carry needless weight? © Meisaan Chan

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Peering into the blackness

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

You strain so hard, peering into the blackness when your only task is to breathe, open-armed, clothed in wondrous dark © Meisaan Chan

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I don’t think that God is interested in punishment

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

I don’t think that God is interested in punishment any more than a punishing God is interested in love © Meisaan Chan

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