Tag Archives: tenacity

In training

Posted on August 26, 2020 by

Sometimes you need to call outand call outand call outnot because God isn’t listeningbut because it is an exercise in tenacitythe next needed skill © Meisaan Chan

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When in hardship

Posted on October 23, 2018 by

“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

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Fight

Posted on June 27, 2018 by

Because growth is never granted, it is earned © Meisaan Chan

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On the way to resilience

Posted on October 24, 2017 by

Do not run from the exercises that make you stronger Look for them! Jump into them! Claim your gift! © Meisaan Chan

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An argument for tenacity

Posted on June 6, 2017 by

Injustice rarely disappears at the first pass; if it did, there’d hardly be any injustice © Meisaan Chan

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In the face of hardship or risk or uncertainty

Posted on May 17, 2017 by

Spend 99% of your energy determining if you are on the right path. When you are, everything else is irrelevant. Just keep going. © Meisaan Chan

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Mindful discrepancy

Posted on April 27, 2017 by

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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Increments

Posted on December 30, 2016 by

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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Slow going

Posted on October 27, 2016 by

Sometimes it’s slow going because the path dissolved; but keep plodding, slow as it is © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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If I place my hope in the world

Posted on July 11, 2016 by

If I place my hope in the world, my hope is origami paper in the rain; If I place my hope in you, my hope is an eternal pathway to an eternal source O God, O God, O God © … Continue reading →

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