Was It Right To Forgive

Author : Robert Enright
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-28
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780393734065

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8 Keys to Forgiveness (8 Keys to Mental Health) by Robert Enright Pdf

'A practical guide by the man Time magazine has called “the forgiveness trailblazer.” While it may seem like a simple enough act, forgiveness is a difficult, delicate process which, if executed correctly, can be profoundly moving and a deep learning experience. Whatever the scenario may be—whether you need to make peace with a certain situation, with a loved one or friend, or with a total stranger—the process of forgiveness is an art and a science, and this hands-on guide walks readers through it in 8 key steps. How can we become forgivingly “fit”? How can we identify the source of our pain and inner turmoil? How can we find meaning in what we have suffered, or learn to forgive ourselves? What should we do when forgiveness feels like a particularly tall order? All these questions and more are answered in this practical book, leading us to become more tolerant, compassionate, and hopeful human beings.

Author : Jeanne Safer
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-23
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780062034960

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Forgiving & Not Forgiving by Jeanne Safer Pdf

In our culture the belief that "To err is human, to forgive divine," is so prevalent that few of us question its wisdom. But do we ever completely forgive those who have betrayed us? Aren't some actions unforgivable? Can we achieve closure and healing without forgiving? Drawing on more than two decades of work as a practicing psychotherapist, more than fifty indepth interviews, and sterling research into the concept of forgiveness in our society, Dr. Jeanne Safer challenges popular opinion with her own searching answers to these and other questions. The result is a penetrating look at what is often a lonely, and perhaps unnecessary, struggle to forgive those who have hurt us the most and an illuminating examination of how to determine whether forgiveness is, indeed, the best path to take--and why, often, it is not.

Author : Loren Toussaint,Everett Worthington,David R. Williams
Publisher : Springer
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-23
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9401778957

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Forgiveness and Health by Loren Toussaint,Everett Worthington,David R. Williams Pdf

This volume collects the state-of-the-art research on forgiveness and mental and physical health and well-being. It focuses specifically on connections between forgiveness and its health and well-being benefits. Forgiveness has been examined from a variety of perspectives, including the moral, ethical and philosophical. Ways in which to become more forgiving and evolutionary theories of revenge and forgiveness have also been investigated and proposed. However, little attention has been paid to the benefits of forgiveness. This volume offers an examination of the theory, methods and research utilized in understanding these connections. It considers trait and state forgiveness, emotional and decisional forgiveness, and interventions to promote forgiveness, all with an eye toward the positive effects of forgiveness for a victim’s health and well-being. Finally, this volume considers key moderators such as gender, race, and age, as well as, explanatory mechanisms that might mediate links between forgiveness and key outcomes.

Author : Martha Minow
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780393651829

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When Should Law Forgive? by Martha Minow Pdf

“Martha Minow is a voice of moral clarity: a lawyer arguing for forgiveness, a scholar arguing for evidence, a person arguing for compassion.” —Jill Lepore, author of These Truths In an age increasingly defined by accusation and resentment, Martha Minow makes an eloquent, deeply-researched argument in favor of strengthening the role of forgiveness in the administration of law. Through three case studies, Minow addresses such foundational issues as: Who has the right to forgive? Who should be forgiven? And under what terms? The result is as lucid as it is compassionate: A compelling study of the mechanisms of justice by one of this country’s foremost legal experts.

Author : Cindi McMenamin
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780736948593

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When a Woman Overcomes Life's Hurts by Cindi McMenamin Pdf

Author Cindi McMenamin’s bestseller When Women Walk Alone (more than 100,000 copies sold) confirms her gift for encouraging women who are journeying through difficult seasons. In her newest book, she offers help for women who are dealing with wounds from unresolved issues in their past. When a Woman Overcomes Life’s Hurts explores the kinds of hurt women experience and offers gracious, biblical counsel on how and where to find healing. Cindi shares the faulty thinking that often accompanies life’s wounds and replaces it with truths every woman needs to know about how God views her. She takes women from feeling insignificant to realizing how much the Lord loves them feeling undesirable to seeing their true beauty feeling they’re not good enough to recognizing how special they are This is a book filled with grace, redemption, and transformation—leading women toward a renewed focus on God, a resurgence of inner joy, and better relationships with others.

Author : William Fergus Martin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781844098828

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Forgiveness is Power by William Fergus Martin Pdf

In this manual on how to forgive, there are insights and exercises without a preachy message or assumption that people “should” forgive. With chapters that explain what forgiveness is and how to deal with obstacles to it, it also addresses reconciliation with others and one’s own self. Practical and accessible, the book does not require religious practice or philosophy; it simply shows how to forgive in order to enhance self-esteem, be happier, and break free from limitations that can hold a person back.

Author : Charles L. Bosk
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780226924687

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Forgive and Remember by Charles L. Bosk Pdf

The landmark study of how medical errors are managed among surgeons and other hospital staff—now in an updated edition with a new preface and epilogue. When it was first published, Forgive and Remember offered groundbreaking insight into the training and lives of young surgeons. It quickly emerged as the definitive sociological study on the subject. While medical errors are both inevitable and potentially devastating, Bosk found that they could be forgiven—as long as they were remembered and never repeated. In this second edition, Bosk reflects more than twenty years later on how things have changed, both in the medical profession and in sociology. With an extensive new preface, epilogue, and appendix by the author, this updated edition of Forgive and Remember is as timely as ever.

Author : Amelia E. Barr
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783752378924

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Was It Right to Forgive? by Amelia E. Barr Pdf

Reproduction of the original: Was It Right to Forgive? by Amelia E. Barr

Author : R.T. Kendall
Publisher : Charisma Media
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781616388584

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Totally Forgiving God by R.T. Kendall Pdf

We live in a world filled with injustice and evil, and there is nobody on the planet who has not suffered. There are famines and wars, earthquakes and tsunamis, wicked governments, racial prejudices, and diseases. We all have been hurt, attacked, mistreated, deceived, or falsely accused. God allows this. He could stop it. After all, He is unlimited in power and knowledge. But God doesn’t stop it. Why? In the third title of his series on forgiveness and his most important book to date, R. T. Kendall tackles this question head-on, demonstrating why we need to release God from the blame we put on Him when we feel He has betrayed us.

Author : Amelia Barr
Publisher : Litres
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9785040491377

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Was It Right to Forgive? A Domestic Romance by Amelia Barr Pdf

Author : Lysa TerKeurst
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780718039868

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It's Not Supposed to Be This Way by Lysa TerKeurst Pdf

New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst unveils her heart amid shattering circumstances and shows readers how to live assured when life doesn't turn out like they expected. What do you do when God’s timing seems questionable, His lack of intervention hurtful, and His promises doubtful? Life often looks so very different than we hoped or expected. Some events may simply catch us off guard for a moment, but others shatter us completely. We feel disappointed and disillusioned, and we quietly start to wonder about the reality of God’s goodness. Lysa TerKeurst understands this deeply. But she's also discovered that our disappointments can be the divine appointments our souls need to radically encounter God. In It's Not Supposed to Be This Way, Lysa invites us into her own journey of faith and, with grit, vulnerability, and honest humor, helps us to: Stop being pulled into the anxiety of disappointment by discovering how to better process unmet expectations and other painful situations. Train ourselves to recognize the three strategies of the enemy so we can stand strong and persevere through unsettling relationships and uncertain outcomes. Discover the secret of being steadfast and not panicking when God actually does give us more than we can handle. Shift our suspicion that God is cruel or unfair to the biblical assurance that God is protecting and preparing us. Know how to encourage a friend and help her navigate hard realities with real help from God's truth.

Author : Amelia E. Barr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1909
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1070891131

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Was it right to forgive? by Amelia E. Barr Pdf

Author : Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-10
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781984878267

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The Gift of Forgiveness by Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt Pdf

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! “[The Gift of Forgiveness] will spark conversations across families, across friendships, at workplaces, everywhere.” –Maria Shriver A fresh, inspiring book on learning how to forgive, with firsthand stories from those who have learned to let go of resentment and find peace. "When we learn to embrace forgiveness, it opens us up to healing, hope, and a new world of possibility." --Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt Written with grace and understanding and based on more than twenty in-depth interviews and stories as well as personal reflections from Schwarzenegger Pratt herself, The Gift of Forgiveness is about one of the most difficult challenges in life--learning to forgive. Here, Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt shows us what we can learn from those who have struggled with forgiveness, some still struggling, and others who have been able to forgive what might seem truly unforgivable. The book features experiences from those well-known and unknown, including Elizabeth Smart, who learned to forgive her captors; Sue Klebold, whose son, Dylan, was one of the Columbine shooters, learning empathy and how to forgive herself; Chris Williams, who forgave the drunken teenager who killed his wife and child; and of course Schwarzenegger Pratt's own challenges and path to forgiveness in her own life. All provide different journeys to forgiveness and the process--sometimes slow and thorny, sometimes almost instantaneous--by which they learned to forgive and let go. The Gift of Forgiveness is a perfect blend of personal insights, powerful quotations, and hard-won wisdom for those seeking a way to live with greater acceptance, grace, and peace. A PAMELA DORMAN BOOKS/VIKING LIFE TITLE

Author : Joan Gattuso
Publisher : TarcherPerigee
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-29
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780399163142

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The Power of Forgiveness by Joan Gattuso Pdf

"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. Gattuso shows us that 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"--

Author : Amelia Edith Barr
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1517323983

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Was It Right to Forgive? by Amelia Edith Barr Pdf

Was It Right to Forgive?