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Bringing Gratitude to Daily Life

"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more.

If you concentrate on what you don't have,

you will never, ever have enough."

--Oprah Winfrey

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Bringing Spiritual Attentiveness to Daily Life

"The more faithfully you listen to the voice within you,
the better you hear what is sounding outside of you."
- Dag Hammarskjold

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Tips on Writing a Spiritual Memoir

I share some lessons learned from my writing coach and the impact of these lessons on my budding career as a writer of spiritual books.

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Keeping a Spiritual Journal

Keeping a spiritual journal (spiritual diary) is a great way to maintain awareness and discernment, keep in close touch with your true self, and grow an intimate relationship with God.

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Spiritual Care

In his paper “Contemplation and Action: A Paradoxical Pair” my blog co-author, Dr. James Peterson defines contemplation as inwardness, solitude, silence, letting go into emptiness, a quiet attentiveness.

Meet Our Contributors

Josefina J. Card, PhD,

is Founder and President of Sociometrics Corporation. For over 40 years she worked with generous funding from the U.S. National Institutes of Health to assemble exemplary social and behavioral health datasets and evidence-based behavior change programs, and distribute these resources to schools, clinics, and communities around the globe. She is a trained spiritual director who now brings her decades of work promoting healthy behavior change to the world of spiritual transformation.

James L. Peterson, PhD,

worked in the social sciences on social issues including marital conflict, teen pregnancy, and social indicators. He has worked in the last two decades as a spiritual director and spiritual formation mentor. Most recently he has taken up painting and illustration work.