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Tag Archives: resilience
Wind storm
Maple tree, full crown of dry leavestossed wildly throughout the nightand even when sun comes, the wild tossing doesn’t stop– so weary, so weary! © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Food addiction, meditation, PTSD, recovery, Spiritual strengthening exercises, spirituality, writing
Tagged autumn, covid, earth spirituality, haiku, resilience, tiredness, weariness
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Parable of the woman who worked for good
There once was a woman who worked for good and to stamp out evil, but one day she realized that nothing was pure, and she sat down and cried. She never did anything again. © Meisaan Chan
Posted in meditation, Parable, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged activism, humility, resilience, spiritual activism, wisdom
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You’re not done yet
Just when you think you’re done just when you want to celebrate the path long trod you notice that the path now obscured and faint, curves around a bend: You’re not done yet © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Food addiction, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged courage, difficulties, help, help me, journey, path, resilience, strength
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Things to get used to
The obstacles never stop neither does your presence © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Food addiction, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged hardship, help, help me, hope, obstacle, presence, promise, rescue, resilience, struggle
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Why you must grow up
You must grow up. What comes ahead requires this growth. © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged grow, growth, hardship, maturity, resilience, Spiritual maturity, strength, surrender, weakness
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When in hardship
“My life! I can’t believe my life!” I exclaim. “I keep trying to give you the gift of strength,” says the Lord, “but you keep rejecting it.” © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged despair, frustration, hardship, help me, resilience, strength, surrender, tenacity
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Another case for resilience
Suffering propels growth more than comfort; failure teaches more than success © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Food addiction, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged comfort, failure, help me, resilience, success, suffering
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Resilience
Resilience is one of the precursors of wisdom © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged discernment, healing, journey, resilience, wisdom
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The way of the warrior
Feeling sorry for yourself is not the way of the warrior and I raised you to be a warrior © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Food addiction, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged emptiness, healing, humility, resilience, strength, warrior
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Other people may not understand your journey
Other people may not understand your journey, but your job is to not help people understand your journey – your job is to live your journey. – From a conversation with Juanita the prophetess
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged courage, independence, resilience, spiritual poverty, strength
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