It is a form of soul food. What is it that makes life worth living? What makes the everyday ordinary world extraordinary . . . even sacred? If we want to be truly alive, there are just a few things we really need, a few sacred necessities:

• Amazement
• Sanctuary
• Grace
• Stillness
• Simplicity
• Resilience
• Friendship

We can't buy them. We can't make them in an instant. But if we are willing to accept rather than grasp at them, they are already there for us - serendipitous gifts waiting to be experienced. And then, practiced.

This book is not another prescription for the good life. Nor does it provide easy steps to self-improvement. Terry Hershey is not so presumptuous. What he offers is a book of stories, musings, and reflections–word pictures meant to encourage us. This book is an invitation to pay attention, to slow down, and to live on purpose. “I can tell you that there is a direct correlation between slowing down and joy,” Hershey says. “When I slow down, I pay attention.”

Sacred Necessities Gifts for living with Passion, Purpose and Grace is a tonic for the heart, a restorative for our emotional well-being, and feast for our soul.