{"id":18442,"date":"2018-09-01T01:10:25","date_gmt":"2018-09-01T06:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=19016"},"modified":"2018-08-31T18:36:06","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T23:36:06","slug":"my-life-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2018\/09\/01\/my-life-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"My Life Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Footlight MT Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><u>My Life Prayer<\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Footlight MT Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Great Spirit<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Footlight MT Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Show me how to use my gifts in service of you and all of the beauty you create.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Footlight MT Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Teach me how to step out of the way so you can move through me like the graceful dancer you are.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Footlight MT Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Teach me your choreography.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Footlight MT Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Give me the courage to say what needs to be said and do what needs to be done. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Footlight MT Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Continue to surprise me with creativity in unlikely places- I like that. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Footlight MT Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Teach me how to be present- how to live in awe and wonder like a child.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Footlight MT Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Keep me curious and open to learning from all kinds of places, people, things, and creatures.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Footlight MT Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Teach me to treat my process with tenderness. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Footlight MT Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Remind me to offer gratitude and show me ways to celebrate my victories.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Footlight MT Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Preserve my tenacity.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Footlight MT Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Keep me humble.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Footlight MT Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Keep sending people into my life who love me unconditionally and believe in my work.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Footlight MT Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Show me how to keep my heart open.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Footlight MT Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">Most of all, show me how to live an artful, harmonious life while simultaneously walking lightly on the Earth.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Footlight MT Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">-Jen Engracio<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-family: Footlight MT Light;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">***<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">About the Author:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-15241\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Jen-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"144\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Jennifer Engr\u00e1cio<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0has been a student of shamanism since 2005. Jennifer is a certified teacher who has worked with children in many different education settings since 2001. She is a certified shamanic practitioner, Reiki Master, and lomilomi practitioner; in addition, she runs Spiral Dance Shamanics. Originally from Vancouver, Canada, she now lives in Calgary, Canada with her life partner.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Engr\u00e1cio participated in self-publishing three books that are now available:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The Magic Circle: Shamanic Ceremonies for the Child and the Child Within\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Women\u2019s Power Stories: Honouring the Feminine Principle of Life\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/buy.geni.us\/Proxy.ashx?TSID=4632&amp;GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2FB07965TJYW%2Fref%3Das_li_tl%3Fie%3DUTF8%26camp%3D1789%26creative%3D9325%26creativeASIN%3DB07965TJYW%26linkCode%3Das2%26tag%3Dpaganpages-20%26linkId%3D887a7aa6a6821e86465b0d7d24512712&amp;dtb=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Dreaming of Cupcakes: A Food Addict\u2019S Shamanic Journey into Healing<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>For more information go to:\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spiraldanceshamanics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>www.spiraldanceshamanics.com<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Life Prayer Great Spirit Show me how to use my gifts in service of you and all of the beauty you create. Teach me how to step out of the way so you can move through me like the graceful dancer you are. Teach me your choreography. Give me the courage to say what needs to be said and do what needs to be done. Continue to surprise me with creativity in unlikely places- I like that. Teach me how to be present- how to live in awe and wonder like a child. Keep me curious and open to learning from all kinds of places, people, things, and creatures. Teach me to treat my process with tenderness. Remind me to offer gratitude and show me ways to celebrate my victories. Preserve my tenacity. Keep me humble. Keep sending people into my life who love me unconditionally and believe in my work. Show me how to keep my heart open. Most of all, show me how to live an artful, harmonious life while simultaneously walking lightly on the Earth. -Jen Engracio *** About the Author: Jennifer Engr\u00e1cio\u00a0has been a student of shamanism since 2005. Jennifer is a certified teacher who has worked with children in many different education settings since 2001. She is a certified shamanic practitioner, Reiki Master, and lomilomi practitioner; in addition, she runs Spiral Dance Shamanics. Originally from Vancouver, Canada, she now lives in Calgary, Canada with her life partner. Engr\u00e1cio participated in self-publishing three books that are now available: \u201cThe Magic Circle: Shamanic Ceremonies for the Child and the Child Within\u201d \u201cWomen\u2019s Power Stories: Honouring the Feminine Principle of Life\u201d \u201cDreaming of Cupcakes: A Food Addict\u2019S Shamanic Journey into Healing\u201d For more information go to:\u00a0www.spiraldanceshamanics.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":234,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/234"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18442\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}