The Power of Forgiveness: Forgiving as a Path to Freedom

by Joan Gattuso

Overview

How can we forgive someone who has caused us pain?
Must we forgive and forget?
How does forgiveness help us move forward in life?
How can we forgive ourselves and move forward in life?

Joan Gattuso, bestselling author of A Course in Love, brings her wisdom to a topic that affects everyone—how to forgive when forgiveness seems impossible. Gattuso’s practical and inspiring teaching serves as a compass to the spiritual principles that can transform bitterness into beauty and anger into peace. The road to forgiveness is the path to freedom. It is this freedom, she writes, that allows us to move forward, so that we can live a happy and joy-filled life. 
In The Power of Forgiveness, discover:

* The ten principles of power over guilt, blame, and resentment
* Practical ways to experience peace of mind
* How to forgive authentically and let go of the past
* The path to overcoming blocks
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780399163142
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	12/29/2015
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	1,114,236
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 5.00(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Joan Gattuso has studied with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and has authored three popular books that have been translated into several languages: A Course in Love, A Course in Life, and The Lotus Still Blooms. Gattuso is a well-known Unity minister, and she lives in Hawaii with her husband, David Alexander.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

1 Forgiveness Offers Everything I Want 1

2 Forgiveness Points the Way 31

3 Calling All Helpers 55

4 God as Source 77

5 Forgiveness Leads to the Good Life 97

6 The Karma of Forgiveness 115

7 I'm Sorry 133

8 Get Up and Forgive 151

9 Forgiveness and Dealing with Death 171

10 Your Personal North Star 187

11 Making Amends 205

12 Beyond Forgiveness 217

Acknowledgments 225

About the Author 226

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

Praise for A COURSE IN LOVE:

"I love Joan Gattuso!"
—Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love

"In A COURSE IN LOVE, Joan Gattuso well illustrates the next great evolutionary leap in Human Relationships:
—James Redfield, The Celestine Prophecy

"I encourage you to take this course—a passing grade is a ticket to bliss."
—Wayne Dyer

Editorial Reviews

Praise for A COURSE IN LOVE:

"I love Joan Gattuso!"
—Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love

"In A COURSE IN LOVE, Joan Gattuso well illustrates the next great evolutionary leap in Human Relationships:
—James Redfield, The Celestine Prophecy

"I encourage you to take this course—a passing grade is a ticket to bliss."
—Wayne Dyer

From the Publisher