Love, Faith, Awakening

Love, Faith and Awakening: On the Road to Griffith Observatory
by Jae Kim

In Love, Faith and Awakening, acupuncturist and poet Jae Kim invites readers into a quiet world of reflection, longing, and healing. With the precision of a healer and the heart of a seeker, he offers forty-two poems that move gently between the physical and the spiritual, the intimate and the eternal.

Written originally in Korean and lovingly translated into English, these poems explore themes of chronic pain and sudden grief, mental unease and spiritual clarity, and the soft, persistent pull of nature, family, memory, and grace. Whether walking a city road toward the Griffith Observatory or pausing in the silence of dawn, Kim reminds us that every step we take is part of the awakening.

These are not poems that shout. They listen. They wait.
And when you are ready, they speak directly to the place in you that still believes in beauty.

Perfect for readers of Eastern philosophy, reflective poetry, and anyone seeking a gentle companion on the path of healing.