The View from the Other Side

Fast-forward to today. At sixty-five, Lois makes her living as a healing touch spiritual minister and spiritual director, giving retreats for women that help guide them to ask and answer for themselves some of the same deeper questions of meaning that Lois has explored. She has sought out a contemplative life, and she helps guide others to a life that unites them with both the Creator and creation.

As a healing touch practitioner, she works with cancer patients and many others who are dealing with terminal illness, along with individuals seeking emotional and spiritual wisdom, courage, and comfort.

Biggest Hurdle

“Facing my many fears was huge,” says Lois. “I feared physical danger, failure, the end of my identity, many relationships, dreams, a total unknown, the ‘road less traveled’ in my career, and at the same time I was battling some significant health crises,” she says. “To get through, I tapped into my deeper spiritual place for strength and courage.”

Throughout the years, she has come to embrace risk taking as a teacher of many valuable lessons.

“Every day I can celebrate the authenticity of my life,” Lois says. “I’ve gained confidence in following my inner voice and learning to trust in my ability to live life according to my values. But mostly it is the chance to use my gifts to make a difference in the world. Life is a great gift. It is very rewarding to be able to help someone challenged by life’s