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Pandemics and imperfection

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

How much more do I desire perfection in a pandemic!The pendulum swings to extremesand I, unseeing, am not aware that this need for perfectionsimply pushes it harder © Meisaan Chan

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Spring and fall

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

Their identity is transition, liminal:So much beauty there,in the departed-but-not-yet-arrived © Meisaan Chan

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Comforting blindness

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

You are not supposed to see in the Deepif you can, you are not deep enough © Meisaan Chan

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Coronavirus questions for the journey

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

Are you safe, well, fed?Is your spirit nourished and alive?Then: What do you need to be more whole?What are you discovering about yourself?How are you growing? © Meisaan Chan

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Submit your fear

Posted on April 9, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

Submit your fear, says the LordDo not hang onto it –what purpose will that serve?How will that save you?Have the courage to let it go, to place it at the altarGreat sacrificeBe free © Meisaan Chan

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Coronavirus grounding

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

Remember your past.Remember your unknown stories.Ferocity resides within yousometimes lying at the depthssometimes right at the surface;remember that ferocity that rolls through youlike thunder over the land.Doubt not the immensity of your heart to make it through.Remember your ferocitythat primal … Continue reading →

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Return to the womb

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

Return to the womb, says the LordQuestions do not need to be answered there.You do not even need to know the questions there.The darkness is safety.The warmth of safety.The breath is free and safe.Return to the womb. © Meisaan Chan

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In this new world

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

For the first time since nearly the beginning of time – this new world, that is – I slept until the alarm. Like my old life, I negotiated with God and hit the snooze. What a simple gesture – hitting … Continue reading →

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To feel human

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

This morning, after my prayer time, I put on a necklace.I was surprised at how good it feltso I selected a bracelet and put that on, too.Then a couple rings.Nothing extravagant, just something normalin an age where nothing isand in … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus loneliness and spiritual response

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

When you despair in loneliness, go deeperfor there is never loneliness in union © Meisaan Chan

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