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Tag Archives: relinquishment
Prayer of release
I do not need more control you have given me enough, and for that which I cannot control another prayer rises as I let go of what does not belong to me © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry
Tagged bondage, control, freedom, prayer, prison, release, relinquishment, trust
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Incredible strength
It takes incredible strength to plan without grasping © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged control, courage, grasping, relinquishment, strength
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Giving
Give me joy and I will nurture it to deeper joy; give me suffering and I will turn it to new life; give me all who you are, even shame, that heaviest burden; and when you have nothing left to … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry
Tagged burden, eternity, freedom, gift, joy, nothing, nothingness, relinquishment, shame, vessel
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Missing the mark
How I yearn to have control but having control is not the point © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry
Tagged control, relinquishment, surrender
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The path of emptiness
Let go of suffering – what are you to do with it? Let go of joy – what are you to do with it? For you will not lose what you think you will lose and you will not gain … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged control, darkness, happiness, joy, light, relinquishment, sorrow, suffering
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Problems
Most problems arise because we cling to our definitions © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged clinging, compassion, problem, relinquishment, solution, surrender
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The fullness of transformation
The fullness of transformation always requires surrender © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged change, growth, relinquishment, surrender, transformation
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Peering into the blackness
You strain so hard, peering into the blackness when your only task is to breathe, open-armed, clothed in wondrous dark © Meisaan Chan
Posted in recovery, Spiritual poetry
Tagged blackness, breathe, dark, darkness, freedom, relinquishment, surrender, uncertainty, unknown
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Live with open hands, says the Lord
Live with open hands, says the Lord: If they give it, fine if they take it away, fine if you fight and win, fine if you fight and lose, fine; May the fire in your heart burn brightly but don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry
Tagged abandon, burning, courage, fear, openness, relinquishment, suppleness
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Submerging waves
Sometimes surrender can bring great joy © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)
Curving toward the center 