Steve Gifford
My blogs
| Industry | Religion |
|---|---|
| Occupation | POET |
| Location | United States |
| Links | Wishlist |
| Introduction | THESE 21ST CENTURY ORIGINAL POEMS AND SONG LYRICS ARE MEANT TO DELIGHT, INSPIRE, AND ENCOURAGE READERS. ALL POEMS AND SONGS ARE COPYRIGHTED BY MARIE LOUISE NICKERSON.(NOT THE AUTHOR OF THESE WORKS). PLEASE ENJOY! THE AUTHOR'S NAME IS STEVE GIFFORD, WHO STUDIED FOR 10 YEARS AS A MONK UNDER A VERY PROMINENT SPIRITUAL TEACHER. STEVE GOT HIS FIRST TASTE OF ENLIGHTENMENT AND HOLY SPIRIT IN AN EARLY ENCOUNTER WITH THIS TEACHER, WHO HAD TOLD HIM "YOU GOT TO!" COP THAT JESUS SAVES. HE TAUGHT STEVE THAT "JESUS CHRIST AND GAUTAMA BUDDHA ARE IDENTICAL IN FACT". STEVE LATER GOT SAVED AND HEALED FROM A LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS. STEVE ALSO IS STABLE IN RECOVERY FROM BIPOLAR DISORDER AND OCD. STEVE ALSO IS IN A LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WOMAN HE ADORES. STEVE HAS BEEN WRITING POETRY SINCE 1994. |
| Interests | KINDNESS, HOLY SPIRIT, GAUTAMA BUDDHA, JESUS CHRIST, POLITICS. LOVE |
| Favorite music | HIGH-POWERED CLASSIC .ROCK 'N' ROLL, PLUS CHRISTIAN POP AND HARP, HARPSICHORD, TWELVE STRING, GUITAR, SITAR, AND CHAPMAN STICK MUSIC |
| Favorite books | "THIS SEASON'S PEOPLE BY STEPHEN GASKIN", "THE POWER OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE" BY KEN KEYES, AND 'LOVE IS LETTING GO OF FEAR: BY LEO BUSCAGLIA |