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Who is Sharon Simpson? 

In my book Consider the Lilies I introduce the concept of Empty Spots. When my son was a little boy he would come running to me and say, "Mom, I have empty spots." I would hold him to me - chest to chest - heart to heart - and he would be completely quiet. Slowly, after a few moments, he would sigh, give me his smile and go on his way. The poem continues with the statement that I experienced an exchange of “something” that transformed us both. I know that we all have “empty spots” and I have found that the filling of our “empty spots” is a need all humans experience. The Walks© were originally designed as a way to more effectively fill those spots … and to assist in finding that place within where all healing occurs ... healing of the body.... healing of the mind.... healing of the spirit.

I’ve led a fairly traditional life: wife, mother and Nana. I have cherished friends. I tend to work more than I play so I have a constant need for any or all of The Walks© myself. I am in good health having been blessed by surviving two bouts with cancer. So here I am, reaching out to you in the hope that some of what I have learned over these many years will touch you in a beautiful, hopeful and positive way.

The Walks© teach you to enter into a place of quiet deep within your being. Some philosophers call this place the God shaped void or as one theologian put it – we have within us a place that houses our Maker’s Mark and because of that we have a deep longing to respond to the love of the One who created us by visiting that place of safety and security. I believe that we are designed to live our lives from this place of sanctuary, which allows us to treat others and ourselves with love and respect. 

The Walks© give each person simple tools that allows them to easily attain a deep level of Focused Relaxation© causing the body to be able to have a non stressed response to each moment of life. Perhaps, for the very first time, you will have a choice as to how you want to live. No matter where you are in your life these techniques will enhance your ability to live the life you choose.

Since each person’s experience is completely unique. I can only attest to the fact that each Walk brings a Joy and a wonderful quietness that each and every participant had seldom, if ever, experienced. 

The Walks© build one upon another. Each Walk is a Spiritual Destination® and is designed for a special purpose so I recommend that they be experienced in the order that you find them on the web site. The Gentle Walk Home is a stand alone, but in order to fully receive the benefits of the other  Walks© please follow this order - The Arms of God, The Refuge of Peace, The Healing Pool and God's Will.  I am again offering the Tent of Meeting Series that allows you to experience the blue print for Worship given to Moses when he was in the desert with his people.

I have conducted workshops and have worked with many people one-on-one with this approach. It has been amazingly successful. However, it is frustrating in that I have not been able to reach the numbers of people that I had intended. This new web site approach allows each person to download one or more of the Walks© and to experience them and to share them with others. 

You are urged and challenged to begin a new way of life by experiencing at least one of the Walks© each day and to become aware that these Walks© are simple and wonderfully life changing. Designed to allow each person to move at their own pace and created in a specific order they allow each person to evolve slowly through deeper and more profound experiences all the while achieving new insights at every level.  As you acquaint yourself with this series of Walks® you will find that they are truly remarkable in their ability to open the lines of communication with God. They are described as Spiritual Destinations© – Thin Places© in the wall between man and God. 

The Gentle Walk© Home - the latest in the series 

When my Uncle in Iowa became ill and I went to be with him for large periods of time as he recovered from congestive heart failure and went back to running his farm. A few months later he had had a stroke - a bleed really - in his brain causing paralysis of the left side and it left him unable to swallow. I knew that by my sheer will, I could again single-handedly bring him back to “normal”. Even though he was paralyzed I “knew” that because he had been able to run his farm before “it” happened he would be able to bounce right back given just a little more time. Five months later I still had that hope deep within me, but other factors had to be addressed. He was becoming fragile and the slightest thing would send him to the hospital and when he returned he was never quite the same as before. One afternoon the two of us were talking about God and about dying - taking that final walk home - and I found that there was a definite uneasiness within him even though his history was that of one who had a relationship with God. He was afraid of the next unknown step. He felt that perhaps he hadn’t really done enough. I asked God to help me help him and the Gentle Walk Home was born. Uncle Edwin experienced the Walk several times and with each instance he became more comfortable just being wrapped in God. He told me, “God is really beautiful and safe. When it’s time to go, God will let me know and it will be fine.” In March of 2008 God evidently let him know and peacefully, quietly and with no fear, he left us.

I had returned to my home in Texas and was at the hospital pre-registering for a surgery scheduled for the next day when I heard “Go get Uncle Eddie!” I was confused because I couldn’t leave to go to Iowa even though I knew that he had been hospitalized with what was thought to be pneumonia that very morning – he had survived several bouts before and so, again, he was expected to be back in the nursing home quickly. But, I heard the command again so I began asking what it meant when I realized that I was to touch his spirit right away. I saw myself take his hand and we began the familiar walk he had taken with me so many times before. However, there was urgency about it this time. When we crossed the bridge to meet Jesus, his mother was there and spoke to him of his childhood and then he “needed” to walk toward the light as he had done so many times before. I was told to go with him and the light moved toward us. The brilliant light surrounded us and I immediately saw him walk deeper into the light with Jesus while I stayed where I was. 

As I was relating this eyes open vision to my husband my cell phone rang and my daughter who was in Iowa with Uncle Eddie, informed me that he had just died. “He just took one last breath and that was it.” A Gentle Walk Home! This was for me an awesome experience. It was as though God had allowed me to see that the Walks© are indeed completely real, that they are powerful and that they provide each of us an authentic time with God.

At first my inclination was to mainly share this Walk with patients who were involved in the hospice program and that were soon to experience their own death. I wanted it to be available to hospice workers and to family that would be involved closely with that patient. It seemed that it would be an amazing asset for every hospice worker to have in his or her toolbox. It could be a source of solace to those family members who were there with the patient in those last moments. In my research, I asked several people to critique the Walk for me. The feedback was always very positive, but I was delighted when many of them stated that they found this to be a very special gift for them personally. They stated that as they met God and spent time with Him it helped them sort out their daily life. It has turned out to be an especially helpful tool for each and every person who experienced it.

After my experience with Uncle Eddie I want every person who works with very ill patients to be able to use The Gentle Walk Home© as a tool to make that patient’s life easier. I want these workers to be confidant that they can ease fears and allow each patient to visit God, to be surrounded by Him and to learn that God loves them completely and to let them know that they are safe in that love. Whether you are a professional dealing with patients or a friend of the patient or a family member you deserve to have tools that make a difference.