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The Inner Whisper
“Each of us has been endowed at birth by our Creator with an Inner Whisper – the voice of wisdom, a spiritual travel guide and companion that gently steers us to the right path leading to faith, hope and love.”
from Traveling: A Spiritual Seeker’s Guide,
by Josefina J. Card
© 2024 Hearken Books
available from amazon.com
Service: A Reflection
First, attraction, then
Love, then union. Beyond these --
Is serving in love.
Jim Peterson
Love: A Poetic and Personal Reflection
Who can define love?
Only Love herself; she speaks
In acts more than words.
Jim Peterson
Spiritual Attentiveness
Are we there yet? No.
Be here now. You will know when.
Then begin again.
Are We There Yet?
Are we there yet? No.
Be here now. You will know when.
Then begin again.
A Life of No Regrets
Robert Drake’s beautiful words inspire us to live a life of no regrets.
Be Astonished!
When we pay real, deep attention — we come to see the world in an altogether new way. We “see” what is deeper, more real, more alive. The world shimmers with light, vitality, and unity, all held in love.
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.