An encouraging guide for the angry or heartbroken soul, in the form of uplifting stories and quotations. --John Brehm, editor of The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Joy.
Inspiring Forgiveness is aptly titled, for it does more than tell us about forgiveness, it inspires us to live it.
The book\'s unique gathering of personal stories, poems, and quotations shows that Forgiveness is not a momentary feeling but an attitude toward life, a practice of deep self-healing, and a path to freedom.
What a wonderful illumination of the power of Forgiveness Barbara Bonner has given us.
Each story is followed by extraordinary poems that speak to Forgiveness as well as a collection of over 100 Inspiring quotations.
Inspiring Forgiveness consists of twelve true stories of people who have endured great pain at the hands of others and have found a way to open themselves to Forgiveness in its many forms.
This book is a collection of those moments.
Each moment is an opportunity to make a fresh start.
Then we forgive ourselves for being human.
One wise teacher quoted in this book, Pema Ch dr n, offers a simple practice for cultivating forgiveness: First we acknowledge what we feel--shame, revenge, embarrassment, remorse.
Just bearing witness to these experiences can itself be transformative.
This book also tells the stories of real-world people--from the Dalai Lama to Congressman John Lewis and more--whose lives were changed forever by forgiveness, including for themselves.
Each offering can serve as guideposts along the path to bringing greater Forgiveness into our lives.
Inspiring Forgiveness throws wide open the doors of possibility within the human heart with the wise words of philosophers, writers, poets, and great thinkers from across centuries and continents.
Sometimes Forgiveness can feel unfathomable, unreachable, or even just plain wrong.
An encouraging guide for the angry or heartbroken soul, in the form of uplifting stories and quotations
