Tag Archives: resilience

The way of the warrior

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Feeling sorry for yourself is not the way of the warrior and I raised you to be a warrior © Meisaan Chan

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Other people may not understand your journey

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

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

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The balance

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

is understanding that the amount of energy you put into this world is the amount of energy you need to receive © Meisaan Chan

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The choice

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

No one can make you resilient; you must do it yourself © Meisaan Chan

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The limits of resilience

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

It doesn’t matter how thick or dense is the wood if it is exposed to fire long enough it will burn turn to ash © Meisaan Chan

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Samurai litmus test

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

If you moan about how wisdom comes in fire, if you whine at her hardship, you are not yet a samurai © Meisaan Chan

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Increments

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

The sun does not flounce into the sky with one brilliant leap but slowly crawls up the canvas in its own shifting light – even the most important thing to the earth comes in increments! – so, too, with discipline, … Continue reading →

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Remembering the context

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

“Make a tunnel through the mountain of hardship and pain,” God says. “That is hard to do,” I say. “There are people who will follow you,” God says. © Meisaan Chan

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Digging in

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

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You can fear walking upon the razor’s edge

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

You can fear walking upon the razor’s edge but sometimes there is no other place to walk © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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