Tag Archives: leadership

Parable of the two stones and the raven

There once were two stones who were bathed in the love of the Lord. When they were awake and mindful of this love, they were filled with inner stability and strength. When they fell asleep, they forgot this love and … Continue reading

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Leadership gift

Humility is one of my deepest gifts to those in power, says the Lord:With it, power exponentially increaseswhile the soul stays safe © Meisaan Chan

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Blessed are the strong who submit

Blessed are the weak who submitbut a thousand times more, the strong who submit,for there are a thousand more obstacles for them,for submission to be a choice © Meisaan Chan

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Role models

When you behold this vision of yourself, your heart will stirand there is nothing better to do than to sit at the feet:If the source is true, it will let you learnand lift you lofty up © Meisaan Chan

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Refusing to be stopped

“It’s so dark, I say to God.“Leading is my specialty,” God says to me © Meisaan Chan

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Parable of the devout queen and her advisers

There once was a devout queen who, every day, went out into the village and gave a villager a chest of gold coins. Her advisers were distraught. “Your Highness,” they said, “If you continue to do this, you will give … Continue reading

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Only when you ask

I do not direct your life, says the Lord – you do. I follow. Until that moment you ask me to lead – then I do. Then you follow. But I lead only when you ask. © Meisaan Chan

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Power and ego are curiously intermeshed

Power and ego are curiously intermeshed: When power grows, the ego does, too, but even when power diminishes, the ego can still grow To have power but not ego never happens by mistake © Meisaan Chan

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Good leaders walk with pain

Good leaders walk with pain – not in front of them, for pain is blind not behind them, for pain can lag behind but beside them, where pain reminds © Meisaan Chan

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Pain is a wise advisor

Pain is a wise advisor but a poor leader © Meisaan Chan

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