Tag Archives: help

The wisdom of strawberries

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

The strawberries are tart and hard,but it is April in a pandemicso all is welcome to its extent.Just as I find sleep to be elusive,my mind distracted and inefficientbut it is April in a pandemicso all is welcome to its … Continue reading →

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In the unknown

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

You need obedience more than you need a plan, says the Lord;one can accept the unknownthe other not © Meisaan Chan

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Wisdom of baby birds

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

Baby birds blindmouths gaping opentrusting the source © Meisaan Chan

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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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