| I read a wonderful book the other day. It had | | | | believe in and depend upon. For me this is my |
| been recommended and even loaned to me by | | | | faith. Life coaching and Reiki have both helped me |
| one of my favorite life coaching clients. 'The | | | | to become much clearer about my faith. Each has |
| Shack' by Wm. Paul Young spoke to me on many | | | | helped me to eliminate some of the junk that I |
| levels. | | | | always associated with faith. For me this process |
| As a life coach I encourage clients to | | | | has been simple yet incredibly profound. |
| acknowledge and appreciate their faith, if they do | | | | I encourage both life coaching and Reiki clients to |
| indeed believe in a higher power. This book tells | | | | take a bit of time each day to meditate. Time to |
| the true story of a man who lived through a | | | | simply be. When I do this it helps me to clear my |
| brutal childhood. Later he married and had children, | | | | mind and open my heart to ideas, thoughts and |
| settling into a wonderful if somewhat ordinary life. | | | | feelings. Sometimes these thoughts and feelings |
| God as he knew him was pretty unavailable and | | | | are new to me. Often they are old thoughts or |
| not someone he felt that he could count on. | | | | emotions that I had sort of shelved in the past. |
| Tragically this man experienced a horror that is | | | | Now when I give them a bit of time, they are |
| every parent's nightmare. Sometime later, this | | | | more easily dealt with, as I simply ponder them |
| man is invited up to a place referred simply as | | | | from a detached point of view. I'm not consistent |
| the shack. During his time at the shack his life | | | | about meditating every day at a certain time or |
| changed forever. | | | | place, but I expect to get better about it with |
| I'm not going to tell you too much more because | | | | time. I know that it has served me well and I |
| I do not believe I can do the story justice. | | | | absolutely appreciate that fact. |
| Reading this book helped me to deal with many | | | | For today I hope that you are able to take a few |
| questions. Maybe predictably, it prompted many | | | | minutes to spend all by yourself in peace and |
| more questions as well. Most of all it reminded me | | | | quiet. Not thinking, just being. I hope that this will |
| of the connection I feel with my God and | | | | help you to find a bit of peace and guidance. |
| reminded me that it doesn't have to be all that | | | | For a very good read which just may change |
| complicated. It's really pretty straight forward, a | | | | your life, I strongly recommend reading 'The |
| relationship of love and trust. Beginning, middle and | | | | Shack'. I know I'll be buying several copies and |
| end. | | | | keeping them on my lending bookshelf. This book |
| Why do I feel the need to share this with you? | | | | is too important not to share, which is why I just |
| Because I think we all need something that we | | | | shared with you. |