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Tag Archives: wisdom
Slowing down
If you don’t something might make you © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged forebearance, health, illness, self-care, sickness, wisdom
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Because the journey and self-knowledge are inextricably linked
You will not know who you are until you try, says the Lord until you succeed until you fail until you grasp until you fall short; for the journey is not about the flawless journey but about how intimate you … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged adventure, failure, following, intimacy, journey, lesson, path, self-knowledge, wisdom
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Samurai litmus test
If you moan about how wisdom comes in fire, if you whine at her hardship, you are not yet a samurai © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged discipline, endurance, forbearance, hardship, resilience, samurai, trial, wisdom
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Sight
Sometimes I am beautiful, says the Lord and sometimes I am putrid: Keep watch! Do not be lulled by your images of me, that first step to blindness © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Christianity, Poetry, recovery, Uncategorized
Tagged beauty, blindness, clarity, discernment, idol, image, sight, vision, wisdom
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You’re not always going to get what you want
You’re not always going to get what you want – and for this, the weak shatter and for this, the strong return to me © Meisaan Chan
On wisdom
Ardent the pursuit Ardent the receiving © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged adventure, ego, journey, knowledge, wisdom, wonder
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Increments
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
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged adventure, discipline, earth, hardship, increment, journey, resilience, strength, sun, tenacity, wisdom
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Companion-choosing
Choose your companions for their wisdom and sincerity and compassion but do not look for perfection, that camouflaged destroyer of love © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, recovery, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged community, friendship, imperfection, love, lover, wisdom
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Snapping
I love how almonds snap beneath my teeth; one day, I might be old enough to have no teeth and dream my days away of snapping © Meisaan Chan
Posted in Poetry, Spiritual poetry, writing
Tagged aging, almonds, elderly, wisdom, youth
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Curving toward the center 