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All material on this page and site (poetry, quotes, verbiage of any sort)is copyrighted and may not be copied or redistributed without written consent from Jenifer Shapiro.
"We are what we think, say and do.
The language we use defines us and creates the world around us."
For poetry, please click here. For quotes, please click here.
Also, I encourage you, if a word feels incorrect for you due to personal convictions, that you shift it in your mind as you read to allow yourself the opportunity to choose to be both your unique self and in connection with another's words at the same time.
I Am That Which I Seek Now I see Its About Peace A Wish for Tomorrow Affirmation of Life
Additional poetry available in Jenifer's book of poetry, 'I Am That', coming available in the Spring of 2005. (This book will also be available in CD, spoken word, format with commentary.) ___________________________________________________
I Am That Which I Seek, by Jenifer Shapiro
I am that which I seek.
I am the seer, the known and unknown. The lover, the light, the bliss.
I am the unconditional one beyond judgment, scorn or criticism.
I am the whole Self, filled with the love of a thousand lives and the wisdom of the ages.
I am the water that shines, cleans, flows through and surrenders.
I am the earth that holds all of us upon it's glorious strength.
I am the wind that carries the voice of God - sometimes as a prophet, often as a whisper.
I am the light of my soul and the connection to all souls.
I am the truth, for I have already lived the lies and won my freedom from them long ago.
And while at times I may forget and scan the periphery for a sign of me,
When I am quiet, when I am free, I remember, I am that which I seek.
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Now I see, by Jenifer Shapiro
And now I see, it took time and now I see
The wonders of the shields they’ve held
It’s not to tear them down, to stab them til holes are drawn in their figures
It’s not to shake them til they listen, or even silent screams which awake them where they are standing
Be still, be still
It’s the stillness that they long for, let them come
Grace in thy calls for truth
It’s the reality of your words that touches their hearts
And quenches their hungry souls
Be still, be still
And in the stillness remind them gently so they don’t fear their own glory and run away from their reflection
Be all that one can bear with the eyes of a child and the heart of an elder and they will see in the glimpse of you the truth of it all and they will remember
Brace yourself for the glory of the world at odds with itself as in the end, it is those strong enough to be exactly that which they are who shall lead this earth, And oh yes, they will be free.
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Its About Peace, by Jenifer
Shapiro
It’s about peace. The moments when, even in the midst of it all, there is a penetrating silence in an absence of chaos.
It’s about hearing the rain hitting the ground like it matters. That each and every step of each and every path is felt, heard and recorded as vividly as the present and without much more effort than one takes to smile.
It’s about lying in the waters between here and there and recognizing yourself in the flow.
It’s about touching another so gently it hurts and loving another so entirely the absence of ego comes forth in a whisper.
It’s about living without fear of dying but with the knowledge that death is a natural course in the circle.
It’s about kindness, serenity, and the surrender to the Higher Spirit when illusion sets in and we think life is for us to master.
It’s about love, living and dying beyond it
all. And in that death,
it’s about peace.
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A Wish for Tomorrow, by Jenifer ShapiroMay tomorrow bring you a day so true you can feel the grass through your shoes. May you be present and witness with clarity all of the lessons on your path. May you smell the sweat of the hands that picked the apple you hold to your lips and may its meat nourish you. May the light rise within you with strength and the power to choose your next step from your soul, and may all of your decisions take their guidance from your intuitive connection with the universal flow. May you be aware and awake, that you may live the day in your own state of grace and may you walk through the day in peaceful coexistence.
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Affirmation of Life, by Jenifer Shapiro
My life is a mystery unfolding each moment.
Time is lost on me as I hold the edge of each instance and stretch it to eternity. There are no boundaries in my world. No final pauses to thought.
Magic is the heart that opens to the new day and welcomes its magnificence.
Every leaf, tree, laugh, whimper, shadow, sound, kiss…how magical to experience each piece of life and savor its harvest.
Even the slightest hint of a scent of her creations can send the soul home.
A glimpse of the eyes of a child can further the souls' journey toward peace.
May we find the taste of life so sweet as to never search for a substitute. _________________________________________________
What if by Jenifer Shapiro
What if you were loved exactly as you want to be?
How would that change you?
How would that change your world?
How would you treat others differently if you were already loved that much and needed for nothing?
Would being that way make you happier?
Why are you waiting?
All material on this page and site (poetry, quotes, verbiage of any sort)is copyrighted and may not be copied or redistributed without written consent from Jenifer Shapiro.
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Inspiring Quotes from famous people
INSPIRING QUOTES FROM FAMOUS PEOPLE
Lao-Tzu
By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning.
Zen Saying
The tighter you squeeze, the less you have.
Simone Weil
Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached.
Bhagavad Gita c. BC 400-, Sanskrit Poem Incorporated Into the Mahabharata
"those whose desires are fragmented, who are selfishly attached to the results of their work, are bound in everything they do."
Joseph Addison
Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beauty.
Louis Armstrong
I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don't treat me right -- shame on you!
Timothy Bentley Canadian Family Therapist
Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.
Tom Blandi
Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.
Earl Nightingale
A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.
Walter Benjamin
To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright.
Henry Miller
The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.
Virginia Woolf
The man who is aware of himself is henceforward independent; and he is never bored, and life is only too short, and he is steeped through and through with a profound yet temperate happiness.
Henry Van Dyke
Use what talent you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except those that sang best.
David M. Burns
Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. Confronting your fears and allowing yourself the right to be human can, paradoxically, make you a far happier and more productive person.
Anne Lamott
I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won't have to die. The truth is you will die anyway and that a lot of people who aren't even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more fun while they're doing it.
Indira Gandhi
People with clenched fists can not shake hands.
People ask me why I hug. I think this quote says it...Virginia Satir
We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.
Lloyd Shearer
Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant with the weak and the wrong. Sometime in life you will have been all of these.
Albert Einstein
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
Mahatma Gandhi
You must be the change you want to see in the world.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being."
Colin Wilson
"The mind has exactly the same power as the hands; not merely to grasp the world, but to change it."
C. G. Jung
"We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses."
Margaret Mead
"Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
R. D. Laing
"We live in a moment of history where change is so speeded up that we begin to see the present only when it is already disappearing."
Catherine Pulsifer
"Our world has changed over the years because new ideas were acted upon. People may not have had all the answers, but as they began to take action, the answers became clear!"
Oliver Wendell Holmes
"One's mind once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions."
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I’m truly blessed to work with amazing people who teach me every day. Here are a few things I’ve been taught lately.
By a sweet and smart 12 year old girl who was having fears at night. We had just gone into the fears to release them and I asked her how she felt and she said...
‘It doesn’t even make sense to be afraid anymore. Can we talk about my getting a dog now?’
By a wonderful and energetic 56 year old woman who had decided it was time to live her dreams.
“Why did I ever fear stepping into myself?”
By a kind, strong man of 47 years who decided to release an unhealthy relationship and find his way on a new path.
“I think I finally get how it feels to be alone and not be lonely at all.”
Thank you all for your kindness in offering these words of truth and openness.
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Poetry for me has always been a way for my soul to
speak. I hope you enjoy these poems and find you go deeper into
yourself, your joy, and your strength as you read them.