Tag Archives: hope

For those who long for balance

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

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 →

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What the birds know

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

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

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Strange coronavirus gratitude

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

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

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Things to get used to

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

The obstacles never stop neither does your presence © Meisaan Chan

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How slowly I began to numb over

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

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 →

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Keep going, says the Lord

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Keep going, says the Lord for I am always before you © Meisaan Chan

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A morning prayer

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Give me the strength to face this day give me the weakness to face this day give me You to face this day Amen. © Meisaan Chan

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On the way to resilience

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Do not run from the exercises that make you stronger Look for them! Jump into them! Claim your gift! © Meisaan Chan

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Siblings

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Courage is always anchored Despair is always unanchored © Meisaan Chan

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A prayer when in shards

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

O God of union heal my fragmented soul for eternity is but one everlasting yes and I, in shards, am far from it © Meisaan Chan  

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