Letting go of stress and stepping into 'resonance'

His message on "transforming burnout" felt like salve on a wound to listeners at Dr. Alan Shelton's presentations at the assembly.
The author of "Transforming Burnout: A Simple Guide to Self-Renewal" challenged them to let go of the branches of stress and negativity, and fall unafraid and confidently into the grace of God, who manages all things. Trade bitterness for resonance, he said.
"Resentment is like drinking poison every day and hoping the other person dies," he said.
Shelton, longtime medical director at the Puyallup Tribal Health Authority, should know. At one point, he realized he was caught on the hamster wheel of cynicism and burnout, and no longer loved his job.
"I lost touch with my center," he said.
But after learning how to step off the wheel, using the "gifts of the Christian faith," he found new life not only in his profession, but in his very being.
Shelton, member of Peace Lutheran Church of Tacoma for 27 years, was a tremendous hit at the assembly. He speaks nationally, and is available to speak to your congregation or group. He can be reached at alan@eptha.com or (253) 377-9144. More about Dr. Shelton is at www.transformingburnout.com.