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Terry Hershey Biographies

 

Terry Hershey has served as a Protestant minister, and is now a writer and landscape designer on Vashon Island, near Seattle, Washington. He speaks throughout the US on relationships and spirituality and gardening. Sacred Necessities for people who love live (Ave Maria) is his eighth book. Mostly he loves to dance with his son, and watch bald eagles ride the currents in the canyon behind his house.

Terry Hershey has served as a Protestant minister, and is now a writer and landscape designer on Vashon Island. Hershey writes about being intoxicated with this world. Terry's eighth book, Sacred Necessities for people who love live (Ave Maria), celebrates life by hearing the music, not just playing the right notes. In 1994 Terry founded Cotswold Garden & Design, designing gardens that emphasize imagination and the element of surprise. His gardens and books have been featured in Pacific Northwest Magazine (Seattle Times), Seattle Homes and Lifestyle, and the Tacoma News Tribune. He speaks throughout the United States and Canada on relationships and spirituality and gardening. He writes IN THE GARDEN, a bi-weekly column for the Beachcomber, the Vashon-Maury Island newspaper. Mostly he loves to dance with his son, and watch bald eagles ride the currents in the canyon behind his house.

El Rev. Terry Hershey es el fundador de Hershey y Associates, una organizacion que provee talleres sobre el tema de constuir relaciones sanas usando grandes dosis de gracia, responsabilidad personal y enfasis en las necesidad de permitir que el alma pueda alcanzar el cuerpo. Tiene titulos en Teologia y filosofia y ha trabajado con jovenes y adultos; trabajo como un director para una organizacion misionera en Japon, y un agente de relaciones publicas para una oficina en Uganda, Africa.

Terry Hershey has served as a Protestant minister, and is now a writer and landscape designer on Vashon Island. Hershey writes about being intoxicated with this world. Terry's eighth book, Sacred Necessities for people who love live (Ave Maria), celebrates life by hearing the music, not just playing the right notes. His gardens and books have been featured in Pacific Northwest Magazine (Seattle Times), Seattle Homes and Lifestyle, and the Tacoma News Tribune. He speaks throughout the United States and Canada on relationships and spirituality and gardening. Mostly he loves to dance with his son, and watch bald eagles ride the currents in the canyon behind his house.

Terry Hershey lives, writes and teaches with Passion, Purpose, Heart and Grace. Life not about playing the right notes. It is about hearing the music. Gardener, philosopher and humorist, Hershey captivates his audience with The Few Things That Matter: Become intoxicated with the world around me. Success doesn’t require that I arrive. Want what I already have. Be embraced by moments of grace. Allow the child in me a wide berth. Understand that laughter is a type of prayer. And delight in my friends. There are only a few things in life that really matter. And those few things that do matter, matter immeasurably. Contact Terry at www.terryhershey.com or (800) 524-5370.

Terry Hershey lives, writes and teaches The Balanced Life: Living with Passion, Purpose, Heart and Grace. What does it mean to find balance in a fast paced highly competitive world? How do we juggle work and family? How do we separate the essential from the superfluous? What are the root causes to a cluttered or imbalanced life? Hershey, owner of A Few Things That Matter Seminars (including the Seven Habits of People Who Love Life) asks Why, not How. Seeks effectiveness not just efficiency. Balanced lives create effective organizations. Balanced people are productive, resourceful and focused. They make a difference. Contact Terry at www.terryhershey.com or (800) 524-5370. --Terry lives by the motto that there are only a few things that matter in life, and those that do matter, matter immeasurably. Which means that most days you’ll find Terry out in his garden, ambling between roses and perennials, believing that he loses much who has no aptitude for idleness. For life is to be lived passionately, fully present and fully alive. Terry enjoys life with his wife, Judith, and son, Zachary, on Vashon, an island in Puget Sound, near Seattle, Washington where ferry is the sole mode of passage. Rule of thumb: if you have to go anywhere, don't be in a hurry. He loves to dance with his son, and watch bald eagles ride the currents in the canyon behind his house. He tolerates the rain. And, he is addicted to golf. Terry was born and raised in southern Michigan, but his education was a potpourri safari: from Indiana, to England, to California--while earning degrees in Philosophy and Theology. Armed with two degrees, and fueled with some latent workaholism, Terry spent the next few years working as Protestant Minister, a Personnel Director for an organization sending teachers to Japan, and a public relations officer for a firm working in Uganda, Africa. It took a divorce to slow Terry down--a crisis that allowed him to reassess his vocational journey. Like it or not, a moment of truth makes you take notice. The seed of change had begun to take root, and it led to the founding of Hershey & Associates in 1984, an organization which provides workshops and seminars on building balanced lives and healthy relationships. Terry’s message is straightforward and clear on what it means to find balance in a fast paced competitive world. How we juggle work and family. Balanced lives create effective organizations. Balanced people are productive, resourceful and focused. PGA pro Lee Janzen, two-time winner of the US Open, says of Terry, "I think there were many factors that helped me win the US Open, including listening to your tape. If feels good to focus on the things that are important." It is clear to all who hear him, that Terry speaks from personal experience, and from the heart. His insight, honesty, and humor have motivated and encouraged individuals and organizations literally around the world. Wherever he goes, the word comes back, “Terry was truly a highlight of our year.” Terry’s newest book Sacred Necessities for people who love live (Ave Maria), talks about the ingredients which allow us to nurture the soul. He is author of seven other works, including Soul Gardening: Cultivating the Good Life, Go Away Come Closer, Giving the Ministry Away, Sex and the Choices We Make, and The Nature of an Island.

To hear Terry is not just to gain information. It is an experience. And everywhere Terry speaks, the feedback is unanimous, "Terry Hershey was truly humorous, enlightening and inspiring all in one. He gave us permission to be embraced by grace. He was truly a highlight of our year!" There are many speakers who will gladly give prosciprtions, telling you what "to do" to find happiness. Terry's lectures and books inspire one to see that the happiness is already inside.

Terry is a captivating storyteller. These are stories about ordinary gifts of grace, the value of idleness, the art of "spending" the afternoon, the gift of seeing our world with new eyes, the demanding marriage of loving and losing, and of living life passionately with no holds barred. To hear Terry is not just to gain information. It is an experience. And everywhere Terry speaks, the feedback is unanimous, "Terry Hershey was truly humorous and enlightening all in one. He gave us permission to be embraced by grace. He was truly a highlight of our year!" Alan Loy McGinnis, best-selling author of The Friendship Factor, says, "Terry Hershey is the real thing. Warm, humorous and right on target with issues that allow us to focus our lives on the few things that matter." So. . .Open the gate to the garden of your soul. Learn to be present. Cultivate appreciation for the ordinary gifts of grace, the value of solitude, the art of listening, and the healing power of nature. Terry Hershey's stories will lead you to nurture your soul and renew your sense of what it means to live with passion, purpose and grace.