Simple Serenity
Finding Joy in Your Life
Published on 22. February 2022
Book
Hardback
168 pages
978-1-61599-664-3 (ISBN)
Description
Teilhard de Chardin wrote: "Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire." I believe we are there, and I want to be part of spreading the energy of love, which is a daily decision. Let the parables and exercises in Simple Serenity guide you to embrace love and joy. Readers will learn to:Focus on what's really important, with the ability to "tune out" the noise.
Commit to the patience, kindness, and forgiveness that love requires.
Embrace peace in all things as a way of life.
Allow joy to come into your heart.
"Everything within it is the wisdom of the ages, and everything within it has been demonstrated as effective through research on positive psychology. I don't know if a stronger endorsement is possible." --Bob Rich, author of From Depression to Contentment
"Sometimes it takes a sage guide to lead us through the distracting cacophony of our daily lives: Nancy's book of meditative insights takes us where we need to go to stay the course of life on life's terms." -- William Moyers, author of A New Day, A New Life
"I believe that Nancy is calling us to live our life for the HIGHEST GOOD. Sit in the stillness and consider SIMPLE SERENITY for your life every single day." --Sarah Payne Naylor, author of Crossing Rough Waters
"Simple Serenity, a soft light of hope and inspiration, is to be read and re-read. Oelklaus is more than a teacher. She is a wise friend and a comfort. A treasure." --Helen Delaney, author of The Messenger
Learn more at www.NancyOelklaus.com
From Loving Healing Press www.LHPress.com
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Language
English
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
351 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61599-664-3 (9781615996643)
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Author of "Journey from Head to Heart" and "Alphabet Meditations for Teachers", Dr. Nancy Oelklaus has spoken throughout the U.S. as well as in Indonesia, Singapore, and The Netherlands. Her articles have appeared in The Systems Thinker, Leverage, The American School Board Journal, The Austin Business Journal, and Leaders of Learners. Her leadership profile, "The Power of Love," appears in Appreciative Leaders: In the Eye of the Beholder, published by the Taos Institute. Her poetry has appeared in numerous publications, including the newsletter of the Story Circle Network and the monograph of the Texas Council of Women School Executives, entitled Women as School Executives: The Complete Picture (2000). Dr. Oelklaus has received numerous awards and honors for civic leadership, including the Vision to Action Award from the Visions of a Better World Foundation in Boston. She was named Leader of Leaders by Sam Houston State University's Department of Educational Leadership, Outstanding Graduate by Texas A&M, Commerce, Department of Educational Leadership, and Woman of Achievement by the Business and Professional Women of Marshall, Texas.She holds a Doctor of Education degree in educational leadership from Texas A&M University, Commerce, a Master of Arts in English from the University of North Texas, and a Bachelor of Arts in speech communication, cum laude, from Oklahoma Baptist University.~ ~ ~After her college graduation, Dr. Oelklaus married and threw her anchor into the safe harbor of Marshall, Texas, where her husband's family had lived for generations. She pursued advanced education and a career in public education, which, along with motherhood, were very fulfilling.Then the day came when the children were gone, and she had reached her professional goals in that place. A voice deep within said, "If you don't get out of here, you'll die." In response, she left her career and her marriage. The next six years were full of change-new city, lots of travel, new career, new homes, new friends, new marriage.In that second marriage, Nancy decided to stop running from emotional pain and simply go through it. With a lot of help-professional, personal, and Al-Anon-she finally learned that peace comes from within, after truth and taking responsibility.The meditations in this book come from the simple serenity she lives today in Sedona, AZ.