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How to forgive : a step-by-step guide / John Monbourquette

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Makati City : St. Pauls, 2003Description: 198 pagesContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9715047009
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 179.9
Contents:
Part I. Exploring the nature of forgiveness
Exploring the nature of forgiveness
The importance of forgiveness in our lives
A tale of forgiveness : Al and Adele
Unmasking false notions of forgiveness
Forgiveness
Assessing the offence
Who needs forgiveness?
An experience of true forgiveness
Part II. The twelve steps of true forgiveness
Step one. Do not seek revenge : put an end to the offending actions
Step two. Recognize your pain and poverty
Step three. Share your pain with someone
Step four. Identify your loss properly so you can grieve it
Step five. Accept anger and the desire for revenge
Step six. Forgive yourself
Step seven. Understand your offender
Step eight. Make sense of the offence in your life
Step nine. Recognize that you're worthy of forgiveness and already forgiven
Step ten. Stop trying so hard to forgive
Step eleven. Open up to the grace of forgiving
Step twelve. Decide whether to end or renew the relationship
Celebrating forgiveness
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Book Book Bagong Silangan Branch Reference Section Circulation C 179.9 M736h 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c. 2 Available 126623d

First published in French in 1992.

English translation published in 2000 by Novalis, St. Paul University, Ottawa, Canada, Longman and Todd, London.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-198).

Part I. Exploring the nature of forgiveness

Exploring the nature of forgiveness

The importance of forgiveness in our lives

A tale of forgiveness : Al and Adele

Unmasking false notions of forgiveness

Forgiveness

Assessing the offence

Who needs forgiveness?

An experience of true forgiveness

Part II. The twelve steps of true forgiveness

Step one. Do not seek revenge : put an end to the offending actions

Step two. Recognize your pain and poverty

Step three. Share your pain with someone

Step four. Identify your loss properly so you can grieve it

Step five. Accept anger and the desire for revenge

Step six. Forgive yourself

Step seven. Understand your offender

Step eight. Make sense of the offence in your life

Step nine. Recognize that you're worthy of forgiveness and already forgiven

Step ten. Stop trying so hard to forgive

Step eleven. Open up to the grace of forgiving

Step twelve. Decide whether to end or renew the relationship

Celebrating forgiveness

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