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Kim R. Shaffer

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in Longview, Texas, The United States

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Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy

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My name is Kim Shaffer. If you have ever heard of me, I would be surprised. I began writing and publishing in the 1970s, but my early work was never widely available. After more than ten years of writing very little, I began again in the spring of 1996. What started out as one book, over a period of twelve years, became a series of eleven books. I then began experimenting with different kinds of internet publishing. In the course of that experimentation, I went through all eleven books, taking just the best material from each. This was then formed into a single book, which I entitled Passageways.

When I decided to publish this work as an ebook, the book was edited again, in ways large and small. At that time, I did away with the verse-like f My name is Kim Shaffer. If you have ever heard of me, I would be surprised. I began writing and publishing in the 1970s, but my early work was never widely available. After more than ten years of writing very little, I began again in the spring of 1996. What started out as one book, over a period of twelve years, became a series of eleven books. I then began experimenting with different kinds of internet publishing. In the course of that experimentation, I went through all eleven books, taking just the best material from each. This was then formed into a single book, which I entitled Passageways.

When I decided to publish this work as an ebook, the book was edited again, in ways large and small. At that time, I did away with the verse-like format, which I had considered important at one time, but no longer. I then retitled the book, There Is A Light. I am explaining this, in part, so that if you should happen upon references to these other books, and earlier ones, you will not think you are missing something.

I am a Gemologist, by profession. My training and work in gemology has involved the identification, grading, and appraisal of diamonds and colored gems. In some ways, this may seem a curious choice of professions for someone preoccupied with spiritual and philosophical matters. Perhaps so, but diamonds and gems are beautiful creations of nature. They are rocks that are cut and polished to reveal their unique qualities and characteristics.

I have worked in retail jewelry, on and off, but for more than half of the last twenty-five years, since graduating from the GIA, I have made my living as an antique dealer. Antique quilts were my full-time business for a number of years, and they remain an enthusiasm of mine. Vintage movie posters have been my specialty for the last ten years.

My wife Cindy and I live in Kansas. Cindy is an elementary special education teacher. She is a saint, in many ways, and she has been the single most important spiritual influence in my life. My personal experiences and their spiritual dimensions are often the subject of my writing. As you will see, if you have not already read, I am usually the slow learner in these stories. Others are usually the sources of inspiration. ...more

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Kim R. Shaffer's Blog: Spirituality In The Commonplace And Everyday

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The fantasy is out there somewhere. The reality is here and now.

The fantasy is being crowned and a royal mantel placed upon you. The reality is far more noble than receiving a reward.

What is gilded shines about one micron's depth. What shines through from the inside out, achieved by great effort and at great cost is infinitely more.

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Published on July 20, 2012 16:43 • Tags: nobility, spirituality

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Kim said: " I have found this very interesting, but not so entertaining as informative. Not David McCallaugh.

Lincoln was not always the benevolent leader we all love. He could be quite the opposite and was, in his early career. To me, that is inspiring.

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Quotes by Kim R. Shaffer (?)

“Kindness in your dealings with yourself and others will work wonders in your life. Much more so than rightness in your thinking.”
― Kim R. Shaffer

tags: inspirational, kindness, spirituality

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Kim’s Quotes

“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor

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“All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

tags: frost, glitter, gold, lost, poetry, roots, strength, strong, wander, wither

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“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
― Theodore Roosevelt

tags: inspirational

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“As much as I like it when a book I'm writing speeds along, the downside can be that an author becomes too eager to finish and rushes the end. The end is even more important than the first page, and rushing can damage it.”
― David Morrell

tags: inspirational, writing

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