Tag Archives: unknown

How you speak

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

If you were to show me all of your will in one great, blinding blow I would not do one thing, frozen: but, like reviving the eyes of the blind, I can detect the dark of shadows moving, and so … Continue reading →

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Belong to nothing

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Not even to God: then you can move freely into the Source © Meisaan Chan

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Images

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

You say you do not see me, says the Lord because you have not yet shed your images © Meisaan Chan

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The seeker

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

With laser eyes I look for you; I seek until I find © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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As the glacier melts into the earth

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

What has defined it drains away until it becomes unrecognizable and yet, life depends upon entering into foreignness © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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Do not neglect your wounds

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Do not neglect your wounds: they are your map for how to get home © Meisaan Chan

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God’s puzzles

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Sometimes the pieces are so large we can never see the big picture and the best thing to know is that we don’t © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

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The eternal dive

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Dive into me, says the Lord; Keep going: the light fades to dark Keep going: the dark fades to depths Keep going: the movement fades to silence Keep going: the familiar fades to foreignness Keep going Keep going Keep going … Continue reading →

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Step in

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

Ignore anything that is not of me and I will show you who you are; wade deeper, my love be not afraid © Meisaan Chan (Photo credit: National Geographic)

Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry | Tagged abandon, courage, entering, fear, mystery, risk, surrender, unknown, wade, water | 2 Comments

Choose the one you want, God says

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Meisaan Chan

“Choose the one you want,” God says. In each hand is a shining light. I am mesmerized. I want them both. “Look carefully,” God says, frowning. “They are not the same.” “I don’t see the difference,” I say. “One will … Continue reading →

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