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  In a world brimming with information, wisdom rarely shouts. It arrives as a whisper, a tug, a knowing that defies logic but insists on truth. Inner wisdom isn’t reactive—it’s rooted. It’s not the voice of fear or impulse, but the quiet companion who’s been with us all along. 🌙 What Is Inner Wisdom? Inner wisdom is the soul’s compass. It’s the part of us that doesn't need to check the map because it’s been there before, often in another form—pain, joy, waiting, walking away. It’s intuitive rather than intellectual, mysterious rather than mechanical. It doesn’t always speak in words; it speaks through feeling , peace , and sometimes a holy unease. It’s not dictated by trends, algorithms, or headlines; it’s shaped by patterns much older than we are. 🔍 Signs You’re Tapping Into It A sense of calm in the face of uncertainty. A decision that feels right before it’s fully understood. A resonance in the body—chest loosens, breath deepens—when truth lands. This isn’t about ...

   The e-book edition of  Lamentations of the Heart  by Marti Wells-Smith is on Kindle countdown discount, beginning at 99 cents, from April 4 through April 11. Marti Wells-Smith's  Lamentations of the Heart Mingled with Peace and Joy  combines prose and poetry in a comforting missive for bereaved parents. Through its pages, one finds not only the resilience of the author but sources for anyone to develop needed resilience in the face of devastating life circumstances. When it came out, it quickly became one of Amazon's "hot, new releases." Description Lamentations of the Heart  soulfully combines contemporary free verse poetry and nonfictional prose to tell the story of one mother's grief following the death of her only child. The author interweaves scriptural passages with the inevitable struggles to accept and make sense of her new reality. All of it reveals the unending love for family that remains. Written to reach out to others who have experienc...

    Excerpt from  A Believer-in-Waiting  by Elizabeth Mahlou.  A Simple Grace It all began with prayer, but which prayer began it all I do not know. It may have been the grace I was coerced into saying five years ago. Or, it may have been the prayer of my sister Danielle five decades earlier. I used to think it was the former. Now, in reviewing the whole expanse of my life, I rather think it may have been the latter.   Danielle’s Prayer The “8-pack,” a moniker given to my seven younger siblings and me by my brother Rollie, suffered immense abuse during our childhood. My sister Katrina, in fact, never planned on growing up, certain that she would be killed by Ma before achieving adulthood. However amazing, we all did survive the extensive physical abuse (e.g., being stabbed, thrown into walls, kicked into unconsciousness, pulled down flights of stairs by the hair, and much more), emotional abuse (e.g., being negatively compared with each other, denigrated at...