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AWESOMENESS: FUN - UpAndOverIt Hand Dance!
We No Speak Americano ft. Cleary & Harding from Up & Over It on Vimeo.
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AWESOMENESS: NONPROFIT - The Girl Effect Video
Super: Amazing. Creative. Moving. Awesome. I learned about it in Naropa’s Authentic Leadership Symposium this past weekend. It made me cry.
girleffect.org/
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MUSINGS: Christmas 2010
Though I am not Christian (or anything official for that matter) and what I have learned about Jesus has mostly not come from going to church, I get a lot of inspiration and motivation from the stories about him. He seemed like a pretty awesome guy!
He was a huge social justice advocate, caring and standing [...]
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MUSIC: Water
This is the first time I have released my recorded music into the general public. A bit of a milestone. More to come on a regular basis.
NEW ORIGINAL SONG: Water
http://www.johnshapiro.com/music
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YOU AND I: We
Wait
Don’t say it
This is not the happily-every-after-into-the-sunset
This is this moment
Followed by the next
And the next
The colors, stunning, heart opening
It’s true
But also a rare occurrence in the journey of the circle
For they fade into mono-chromatic sleepiness
And then silhouettes and glittering speckles
And boundless, big blue
And storms
And ho-hum of day after beautiful day
And muted, overcast heaviness
And all of [...]
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YOU AND I: The Boat and The Mouth
You are like that guy in that joke that drowns after refusing two boats that God sent him.
I am like that guy that brought that non-indigenous animal to that island to kill that other animal.
You keep walking past that book that I gave you.
I keep thinking I should write a book that will give everyone [...]
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YOU AND I: Waiting
I waited for you
You were beautiful
And lovely
And full of noble intent
Smart, sassy, sexy, silly, sensuous
Our connection seemed uncanny and our potential undeniable
My heart bursting often and the joy and laughter flowed simply
I waited for you
Through your repressive illness
Through your fits of rage and rounds of tears
Through the rearing of your once broken heart and your [...]
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MONEY: Simple, Practical Management of Your Personal Finances
Introduction
I recently helped a couple of my friends get some new perspective on their financial situation. Since they both really appreciated my advice, I thought it would be useful to share that information via the web. Though I am not trained as a financial planner or otherwise, I believe my advice to be [...]
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AWESOMENESS: Speeches by Bad Ass Fictional Presidents