Tag Archives: presence

Deepening the presence

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Meisaan Chan

You must deepen your presence to others, says the Lordand stop living on the surface of you © Meisaan Chan

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Here I am for you

Posted on August 21, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

Here I amHere you areEmmanuel © Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation, Poetry, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing | Tagged devotion, mysticism, presence, Relationships, Spiritual union, unity | Leave a comment

Wisdom of the duck

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

Mama duck has stopped her life to sit on nestthrough windstorms, snowstorms, boredom –her quiet presence knowsthat a different presence will comethat a different need will emergeshe will need to change again © Meisaan Chan

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Even in wilderness, I surround

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

Gone is the forest, deep and wildhere, your feet dig into sand:Remember, I am the molecules of light running through leavesI am the molecules of air between each grain;no matter where you areI surroundI surroundI surround © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Food addiction, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, writing | Tagged forest, help, help me, jungle, lost, love, presence, wilderness | Leave a comment

The fact and the choice

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

I am with you: You can panic you can trust © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Food addiction, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged anxiety, certainty, dependence, help, help me, love, panic, presence, rescue, trust | Leave a comment

The Permanent One

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

You can feel lonely but remember I, the Permanent One, am always with you © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Food addiction, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged comfort, eternity, infinity, loneliness, lonely, presence | Leave a comment

The foundation

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Meisaan Chan

I am with you. All the time. Trust this. © Meisaan Chan

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Prayer is

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in meditation | Tagged Buddhism, contemplation, help, help me, meditation, prayer, presence, reaching | Leave a comment

Things to get used to

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Posted in Food addiction, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged hardship, help, help me, hope, obstacle, presence, promise, rescue, resilience, struggle | Leave a comment

The calling to deepen: Recognizing your presence

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes the world pulls me out sometimes I pull me out sometimes my fear pulls me out – it is a miracle that any progress is made at all! And this, once accepted, leads to clarity: Recognizing your presence at … Continue reading →

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