Karen Henson Jones - Heart of Miracles: My Journey Back to Life After a Near-Death Experience

Praise for Heart of Miracles

This is a beautiful book. Karen is a very good teacher,
and her experiences have motivated her to work
on behalf of the lives of others.

Khen Rinpoche, abbot of the Tashi Lhunpo
Monastery (in exile), as appointed by
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Im touched by how Karen heroically turns
a painful near-death experience into a beautiful search
for meaning, where she meets Jesus, St. Francis, and God.
The book you hold in your hands can bring you peace,
laughter, and a new way of looking at life.

Chade-Meng Tan, Jolly Good Fellow of Google and best-selling author of Search Inside Yourself

It was either by chance or fate that

I met Karen Henson Jones at a local coffee shop.
I met an incredibly optimistic, spiritual woman, full of life.

I would have never known that she endured many years of pain and experiences that would have left most lifeless, literally or metaphorically, but not Karen. Her optimism comes from her belief in something greater than ourselves. This book is an uplifting and inspiring chronicle of that journey.

Ken Paves, humanitarian, beauty expert,
and author of You Are Beautiful

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Copyright 2015 by Karen Henson Jones

Published and distributed in the United States by: Hay House, Inc.: www.hayhouse.com Published and distributed in Australia by: Hay House Australia Pty. Ltd.: www.hayhouse.com.au Published and distributed in the United Kingdom by: Hay House UK, Ltd.: www.hayhouse.co.uk Published and distributed in the Republic of South Africa by: Hay House SA (Pty), Ltd.: www.hayhouse.co.za Distributed in Canada by: Raincoast Books: www.raincoast.com Published in India by: Hay House Publishers India: www.hayhouse.co.in

Cover design: Amy Rose Grigoriou
Interior design: Riann Bender

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic, or electronic process, or in the form of a phonographic recording; nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, or otherwise be copied for public or private useother than for fair use as brief quotations embodied in articles and reviewswithout prior written permission of the publisher.

The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, the author and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Jones, Karen Henson, date.

Heart of miracles : my journey back to life after a near-death experience / Karen Henson Jones.

pages cm

ISBN 978-1-4019-4217-5 (hardback)

1. Near-death experiences. 2. Mind and body. 3. Conduct of life.

I. Title.

BF1045.N4J66 2015

133.9013--dc23

2014030534

Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4019-4217-5
Tradepaper ISBN: 978-1-4019-4219-9

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

1st edition, February 2015

Printed in the United States of America

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,
and a light unto my path.

Psalm 119:105

PREFACE

What would you do if you saw God and then were sent back to Earth for a second chance? Would you change your old life? Would you love the same things you used to love, want the same things you used to want? Would you believe in things that you never believed in before?

This book is a flashlight for people in the dark. I know that many will pick up a book like this not only to be entertained or learn, but also because they are going through hard times. In my own life, I have known tragedy, extreme physical difficulty, and the frustration of just trying to make my life work. I was in an abyss so deep that I wondered if I could ever get out of it. From that place, I could not have seen ahead to all the goodness, teachers, and travels that were going to rush into my life in a few years. But somehow, I held on, and now you are reading the result. My experiences and travels may seem uncommon. But access to healing and spiritual experiences (or whatever it is that you personally desire) is available to anyone who begins the process of asking and dreaming. I am no different from any regular person. But I did have burning questions and desires, I took some first steps, I didnt give up, and I learned how to create my own luck.

The book that you are holding in your hands right now is a labor of love. I wrote it because I wanted to help others by sharing what I had learned. After I had a near-death experience, I embarked on a journey to answer some of the questions that we all have: Does God exist? What happens to us after we die? Is there an afterlife? Why do certain things happen to us? How do we understand ourselves and lead happy lives?

Thank you for being my reader. I wrote this book for you. Thank you for coming along with me on my journey and inviting me to be a part of yours.

May you listen to your calling and live your destiny.

Love and Peace,
Karen