Tag Archives: journey

The closed door

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Do not fear the closed door for not every open door is good © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged adventure, beginnings, door, endings, journey, mirage, opportunity, trouble | Leave a comment

Spiritual leaders, II

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Stop expecting someone to walk your path for you! No one will cart you to the finish line: there is no cart there is no finish line there is only your feet and the intensity of your fire © Meisaan … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged addiction, adventure, autonomy, Buddhism, follower, helplessness, journey, ownership, power, powerlessness, responsibility, spiritual leaders | Leave a comment

Amtrak in Chicago

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

Trains lumber by concrete and brick and grey heart soft © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry | Tagged city, heart, journey, trains, travel | Leave a comment

The reminder

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

I take better care of you than any of your plans, God says. So relax. I lead: you follow. © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry | Tagged adventure, follow, follower, hardship, journey, trust | Leave a comment

Following the leader

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

If God has not lost hope then neither will I © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry | Tagged courage, darkness, hope, journey, resilience, struggle | Leave a comment

The (perhaps) temporary hell

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Meisaan Chan

God always waits for us to change our mind: to make these five, thirty, sixty, ninety years of us bumbling around, trying to figure out what’s going on be the lynch pin for the rest of eternity seems a little … Continue reading →