Simple Serenity

"What Nancy Oelklaus has given us in this book is not only razor sharp check-ins for our personal life but also powerful insights for how to start our day over when we are out of sorts. If I can be so bold, this lady disappears within these pages so that Universal Truths might shine through with purity and simplicity. This treasure will make a good platform for a book study group." -Albert Clayton Gaulden, author of Signs and Wonders and You're Not Who You Think You Are

"Peace. Serenity. Throughout the ages, great spiritual teachers have offered us these pathways to survival in a world troubled, grieving, and afraid. In this same tradition, Nancy Oelklaus shares her personal journey to quiet places in the heart. In language both beautiful and simple, she gently guides the reader into shifts in perspective, out of storms and into safe havens. Out of exhaustion and anxiety into balance and gratitude. Out of unrest into loving mindfulness. 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: The Improbable Story of a Grieving Mother and a Spirit Guide

ï»"In the seemingly ceaseless cacophony of life today this book reminds us that the necessary grounding of mind, body and spirit is possible when we take the time to con­template what really matters: the nurturing energy of insight that flows from within.

Sometimes it takes a sage guide to lead us through the distractions 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, VP Public Affairs and Community Relations, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, author of Broken, Now What?, and A New Day, A New Life.

"I didn't think I needed any more 'finding joy' books, so I started reading thinking it would be the same-old. The author suggested writing, drawing, painting, or other activities to help process the book. Not just read it through? Well, it seems I changed my mind soon after beginning to read. This is not a "preachy" text as Oelklaus explains how her thoughts helped her to find peace. She discusses being "in love" as opposed to trying to fix other people. She explains how she stopped being a fixer of other people and says it is freeing to her to mind her own business. With poetry, stories from real life, and questions, this book offers a chance for a new view of life. Highly recommend." -- Carolyn Wilhelm, MA, Midwest Book Review