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Credits:

Programme written, presented and produced by Gabriel Porras for radiantwhispers.com and gabrielvoice.com.

Music:

Morning Mist, by Deeper Still on artlist.com used under license.

Cover created by Ricardo Gil, [email protected]

Image from Freepik.es. Used with license.

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It is essential to seek help for both the body and the mind. When we face mental or emotional problems, seeking help is a sign of strength, not weakness. We do not hesitate to go to the doctor when we have a virus, so why should we not approach our inner struggles, such as sadness or depression, in the same way?

The programme was recorded, produced, and presented by Gabriel Porras @artofvoicing for gabrielvoice.com and radiantwhispers.com.

Text by Gabriel Porras, greatly inspired by a reflection by Emma Scrivener here: https://www.emmascrivener.net/2017/11/the-gospel-good-for-mental-health/

Cover by Ricardo Gil at [email protected]

Cover Image: “New Year Background Inspiration”, by Shad0wfall at pixabay.com. Used with license.

Music and sound effects:

‘Circle of life’, by Circle of Life on artlist.io, is used with a license.

‘Bell chimes’ by josephmusic on pixabay.com, used with license.

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Virtue Signalling is a political phenomenon that we observe all the time but rarely stop to reflect on its nature. Virtue Signalling is what we do when we join marches, political parties or trends, not because we understand what we are doing but to show the world how good we are. We don't know who we're marching for or what we're shouting about, but we're happy to march and shout because it shows that we're admirable and generous people. Better than others. We are not sincere when we act, but we are very pious when we talk.

This, of course, leads to self-deception and the division and destruction of any family, community, or nation. It closes our eyes to the truth and drives us to hate those who might take away our glory in being better. When companies, schools, and governments begin engaging in virtue signalling, the consequences are catastrophic.

Programme written, presented and produced by Gabriel Porras for radiantwhispers.com

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Cover image by Ricardo Gil, [email protected]

Image by Freepik.es at this link:

https://www.freepik.es/imagen-ia-gratis/fotorealistas-colores-arco-iris-hombres-celebrando-orgullo-juntos_186033634.htm#fromView=image_search&page=1&position=0&uuid=5f85c6b1-e258-43e1-8ab7-277a8213618a

Music and sound effects:

Dramatic Atmosphere Sound Effect, from 11325622 on Pixabay. Used under license.

‘Dusk to Dawn, by Clara, on artlist.com. Used with licence.

Bells, by NINETEEN95STUDIO on Pixabay. Used with licence.

Applause, cheer by Driken Stan on Pixabay. Used with licence.

Applause 2n, by freesound_community on Pixabay. Used with licence.

Eerie Bells, by Alex Jauk, on Pixabay. Used with licence.

Links:

How the LGBTQ agenda is imposed on us: https://youtu.be/Q-vyHrvADsc?si=bmfhbXQWsOK5bmbP

Meltdowns by Kamala Harris supporters and Jaguar commercial woke (these are just a sample; there are many more!):

https://youtu.be/cykO4b62mWc?si=sMWFRGa_toaMaM-T

https://youtu.be/AKt3R2W8qzY?si=kXX6Wocp21sbOKzf

https://youtu.be/fuMiHV22bBs?si=cDmKUNlSSUGfJ80z

https://youtu.be/9mHST4Q4kTU?si=1P5KGC7JmbFhMOOW

https://youtu.be/1YkAxwr_fJ0?si=RnSv0TzKanGAZA_O

https://youtu.be/-WfoCuEWupk?si=B_wiflhck1FGVn17

The recent US presidential election was a disturbing spectacle. We saw political professionals and self-appointed “experts” resort to intimidation, shaming, and apocalyptic doom and gloom to manipulate or shame people into voting for their candidate. Scaring or shaming someone into voting a certain way is a condescending and immature strategy that will always backfire because no one likes to be treated like a child by being frightened or tricked into doing things. This is typical of dictators like Nicolás Maduro, Fidel and Raúl Castro, Kim Jong Un, and Vladimir Putin— all on the left— or Adolf Hitler and the Ayatollahs of Iran on the right. Any politician who does not know how to persuade people with respect, integrity, and intelligent arguments and who has to resort instead to fear and intimidation to win votes is unworthy of leading any country, party, or company. Pop, rap, and R&B singers, as well as disturbed actors like Robert de Niro, Oprah Winfrey, and Whoopi Goldberg, made complete fools of themselves by loudly threatening Nazism, dictatorship, and the end of the world if people didn't vote the way they wanted. Sadly, this kind of political deceit is used in every continent and every political party.

So, it is time to think about fatalism or catastrophism as a strategy for gaining or maintaining power. The short and brilliant text I present to you today was written by Andrew Torba, a man who gave up his easy and luxurious life in Silicon Valley to create the digital platform gab.com after seeing how Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google, and LinkedIn only promoted the posts and accounts of those who aligned with their political, social, or sexual sympathies. The gab.com platform aims to facilitate free speech for all (even those we do not want to associate with) and the parallel economy in the US. Visit gab.com and decide for yourself (I will not scare, manipulate, or shame you into doing so).

Credits:

Text: Andrew Torba

Translation by Gabriel Porras for murmullosradiantes.com

Show presented and produced by Gabriel Porras for murmullosradiantes.com

Music: Until we all reach full measure, by Ghosts Of Us on Artlist.com. Used under licence.

Alive & Well by Hello Love on Artlist.com. Used under licence.

Cover image created by Ricardo Gil, [email protected]

Image created by Freepik on www.freepik.es. Used with permission.

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This morning meditation is a call to action for you to choose and reinforce your excellent and healthy intention and purpose for the day. It's a proactive step to take before the inertia of the day sets in and derails your plans. Our days are often hijacked by distractions and demands, causing us to lose sight of our true selves and our desired path. But with a little persistent attention, we can turn even the most ordinary days into something extraordinary. Let's make today, and every day, an extraordinary day!

The original text was written by Gabriel Porras and inspired by Lauren Brollier Newton's Intention Setting Meditation.

Credits:

The show was written, presented, and produced by Gabriel Porras for radianwhispers.com.

Music:

Meditation Relaxing and Chill, by Yurii Kohut on Pixabay. Used under licence.

Cover artwork by Ricardo Gil, [email protected]

Photo: Landscape Nature Lake, by Kanenori on Pixabay. Used under licence.

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This is a modern, versified version of the original text by St Francis of Assisi, written in medieval Italian 800 years ago, in 1225. As a great mystic, St Francis calls all of nature to praise God: the sun, the moon, the wind, the fire, the water, the stars and the earth are our brothers and sisters, praising God with their natural virtues. I closely followed the English translation published by the Franciscan Fathers on their website (https://franciscanfriarscresson.org/the-canticle-of-the-sun/ ). Still, I have made it more musical and more accessible to memorise, with rhymes and cadences. The Canticle of Brother Sun is a simple and precious prayer that deserves to be memorised and kept in mind because praising God with all his creatures is always timely and appropriate. This modernised version is a passionate rendition that I hope will inspire you. Listen to it with me in prayer, and leave a comment to let me know what you think.

This adaptation and rendition of the text Gabriel Porras

Programme voiced, recorded and produced by Gabriel Porras at www.gabrielvoice.com and www.radiantwhispers.com

Music: Pneuma, by Adrian Disch, at musicbed.com. Used with license.

Cover created by Ricardo Gil, [email protected]

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This is a beautiful and inspiring text by Lisa Nichols, a hymn to human resilience. It is part of her excellent “Speak and Inspire” course at www.mindvalley.com (https://home.mindvalley.com/quests/en/speak/intros/4).

If you want to give yourself a precious gift, it is well worth buying an annual subscription to take this game-changing course from Lisa and many more equally valuable ones. In Mindvalley, you will find a thousand paths through which your mind and spirit can travel to grow and shine like the sunrise. It's so worth it!

This program was recorded and produced by Gabriel Porras, who lives at gabrielvoice.com and radiantwhispers.com.

Cover by Ricardo Gil, [email protected]

Music: "Midnight Forest" by Syouki Takahashi on Pixabay.com

Cover image: North Shore, Waialua, Hawaii

Photo by Brannon Naito on Unsplash

Used under licence.

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Join me to pray together every morning this powerful prayer known as "The Breastplate of St. Patrick," which was written in the 9th century in Ireland. I invite you to pray this prayer every morning with passion, surrender, and eagerness, believing that God will transform your day. This prayer is not for the timid or half-hearted, as it requires genuine conviction and a belief that our prayers can reach beyond the walls of our room.

How big is your faith? How big are your goals and aspirations? Pray this prayer with all your heart for seven days and be amazed.

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Programme voiced, recorded and produced by Gabriel Porras at www.gabrielvoice.com and www.radiantwhispers.com

Music: The circle of life, by The Circle of Life @artlist.io. Used with license.

Photo: Morning Sunrise at Lake Kawaguchi and Mount Fuji. Yamanashi, Japan Copyright © 2022 Wallpapers13.com

Cover design by Ricardo Gil, [email protected]

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Psalm 27 from the Bible was written over three thousand years ago by King David, "the sweet singer of Israel". It is a profound prayer of praise to God and a plea for protection and comfort in the most troubled and challenging of times. David contemplates the most outrageous and cruel destiny he can imagine: that of a child deliberately abandoned by his parents. "Even if my father and mother abandoned me, you will take care of me"... even if something as unimaginable and unnatural as being deliberately abandoned by his parents were to happen to him, even if the natural and biological order were to be so twisted, God would take care of him. Even if his father and mother conspired to abandon him.

That is why I put his prayer on the lips of every aborted baby boy and girl.

Text:

The Voice (VOICE)The Voice Bible Copyright © 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. The Voice™ translation © 2012 Ecclesia Bible Society All rights reserved.

Adapted and read by Gabriel Porras for radiantwhispers.com and gabrielvoice.com.

Production: Gabriel Porras and Andre Sosa @drorangeacademy

Cover by Ricardo Gil [email protected]

Music: "Purify" by Embrace at artlist.com. Used with license.

A jewel of Spanish-language literature, quintessentially Mexican and universal at the same time. The story of a town that is all dust, loneliness and silence “where sorrow makes her nest”.

Original story by Juan Rulfo read by Gabriel Porras

Translation by Stephen Beechinor

Production: Gabriel Porras and Andre Sosa @drorangeacademy

Cover design by Ricardo Gil [email protected]

Music: La Guanábana, by Los Parientes de Playa Vicente, from the album América Afroíndigena at freemusicarchive.com