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Tag Archives: hope
The invitation
I want you to know my touch, says the Lordmy fingerprintmy caress © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, spirituality, writing
Tagged God speaks, haiku, healing, hope, intimacy, recovery, union
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The assignment in hope
Contemplate deeply your source of hope, says the LordKnow when it is meKnow when it has slipped © Meisaan Chan
Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing
Tagged addiction, anxiety, contemplation, depression, Food addiction, God speaks poetry, haiku, hope, meditation, mindfulness, PTSD
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The rescue: After the end of the world
INothing should movebut the world moves against the rules –are we not even to abide by the end of the world? My heart has seized with griefshould not, also, earth’s farthest atom?What now, dear feet – where are you to … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, spirituality, writing
Tagged desperation, Fantasy, help, help me, hope, Mystical, rescue, salvation
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Before the winter solstice
The dark has arrived again, my early winter guest;unprepared, I run to make a bed for her.Lovingly, she unpacks her bags,not in any hurry © Meisaan Chan
Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, spirituality, writing
Tagged darkness, earth spirituality, hope, solstice, winter
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The darker it gets
The darker it getsthe louder we must laughto ward off the night Laugh like you’ve already wonbecause if they haven’t defeated your spirityou have © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Food addiction, meditation, PTSD, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged coronavirus, despair, help, help me, hope, journey, racial justice, racism, struggle
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For those who long for balance
Balance is often not simply givenBalance is the work of workIf you wait for balance to beam down from above,you could be waiting for a long time;If you work for balance, sacrifice for it,you will find it sooner © Meisaan … Continue reading
Posted in Food addiction, meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, Spiritual strengthening exercises, writing
Tagged anxiety, balance, courage, encouragement, hope
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What the birds know
The rain slows, then stopsbirds start singingworld wet, needs music Clouds thick, then thinthen finally break. No matter:Birds do not need sun to sing © Meisaan Chan
Posted in meditation, Poetry, PTSD, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing
Tagged compassion, coronavirus, earth spirituality, hope, love, spirituality
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Strange coronavirus gratitude
What a strange time to be alive.We are a snow globe, shaken hard:In the blizzard but anchoredand eventually the snow will settle –that is why the tiny world is glued down,meant to withstand hard shaking © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, Spiritual strengthening exercises, writing
Tagged coronavirus, help, help me, hope, strength
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Things to get used to
The obstacles never stop neither does your presence © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Food addiction, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged hardship, help, help me, hope, obstacle, presence, promise, rescue, resilience, struggle
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How slowly I began to numb over
How slowly I began to numb over – as how ice freezes over a deep lake: Not all at once, but it starts at the edges, moving inward until all was frozen over, and then thicker, deeper yet even still, … Continue reading
Posted in Food addiction, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged darkness, frozen, help, help me, hope, lost, numbness, thaw
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