Tag Archives: tenderness

Special Announcement: A soothing meditation in coronavirus times

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Meisaan Chan

My friends, My offering to you: Here is a soothing, calming meditation I made that is close to my heart. You’ll see why when you listen to it. Let a tender presence lift you above the unknowns and remind you … Continue reading →

Posted in Food addiction, meditation, PTSD, recovery, Scripture riff, Spiritual poetry, Spiritual search, Spiritual strengthening exercises, writing | Tagged calm, coronavirus, healing, help, help me, meditation, soothing, tenderness, Video | 2 Comments

When following the leader

Posted on December 23, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Gentle, gentle am I with you, says the Lord; gentle, gentle are you with you © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Food addiction, meditation, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged compassion, contemplation, forgiveness, help me, love, meditation, self-love, tenderness | Leave a comment

Gentle glory

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

All sorts of gentle glory even in the pain of living: Gentle glory, all around © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged endurance, gentleness, glory, pain, radiance, surrender, tenderness | Leave a comment

Soft, tender rain

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Soft, tender rain stroking the earth unafraid caress © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged earth, intimacy, rain, tenderness, union | Leave a comment

Inner hostility

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Meisaan Chan

Inner hostility weeps for tenderness, wants to reach out and thinks it can’t © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Food addiction, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged fear, Hostility, loneliness, oppression, silent, suffering, tenderness | Leave a comment

Night murmurs

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Hush, hush, murmurs the Lord as she strokes me in the night I am all things for you: everything you need is everything I give, and more © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged Christmas, comfort, help, help me, love, sleep, sleeping, tenderness, vulnerability | Leave a comment

Surfacing peace

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Quiet, quiet, O my soul: The thunder rumbles off in the distance and the winds are settling down, the trial has passed and safety rises to the surface: Hush, hush, rest © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Food addiction, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged arms, rest, safety, shelter, storm, tenderness, thunder, winds | Leave a comment

The God-calming

Posted on August 31, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

Safe, safe, you call to me and gentle I appear; in the darkness you allow me warmth of bed and I stroke you, breath breathing slowly now, lengthening body, calming down yes, yes, I am for you yes © Meisaan … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged body, breath, calming, intimacy, safe, safety, sensuality, shelter, stroking, tenderness | Leave a comment

Flower petals

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

I scatter them wherever you go and sometimes you tread without noticing, but if you look at the bottom of your feet, you will see that I scatter them wherever you go © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged contemplation, flowers, help, help me, invisible, love, meditation, presence, tenderness, unseen, vision | Leave a comment

All the ways you comfort me!

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Meisaan Chan

All the ways you comfort me! All the ways that words become hands and hands become sweet, soothing balm, all the ways word becomes flesh © Meisaan Chan

Posted in Food addiction, Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing | Tagged balm, comfort, help, help me, love, tender, tenderness | Leave a comment