Tag Archives: strength

Whatever you decide, don’t let fear stop you

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

If you’re afraid if you do and afraid if you don’t, fear is equal: be afraid, then! Proceed! © Meisaan Chan

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A tip for the journey

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

It is tempting to rely on your hiking poles upon the arduous ascent but remember that your legs and glutes are stronger: that the most obvious is not always the most efficient © Meisaan Chan

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The way out

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

claim your emptiness claim your helplessness claim me © Meisaan Chan

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The undiscerning moment

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Without food or touch the spirit falls to sleep, hibernating until more favorable conditions appear – if these don’t come, the spirit can sleep forever but the slightest scent arouses voracious hunger; this is the most precarious time, for it … Continue reading →

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Mindful discrepancy

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

In worldly terms, it can be wise to take the path of least resistance; in spiritual terms, look for that which is narrow © 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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Sometimes life doesn’t give you all the pieces

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes life doesn’t give you all the pieces to build your house; you lack the wood, or the nails, or even the strength to build it; Keep returning to me, says the Lord, for I am not afraid of missing … Continue reading →

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Mediocrity will never get you there

Posted on February 21, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Cry out to the Lord cry out from your depths slog through the swamps may every last fiber cry out © Meisaan Chan

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Switchbacks

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

When there is a mountain to climb do not expect the straight road © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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God, make me fearless for you

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

God, make me fearless for you: be my breath and my strength and my courage and my ferocity and my every atom so that even if my blood is shed fearless: my blood is shed © Meisaan Chan

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