Too simplisticAugust 30, 2004 6 out of 24 found this review helpful
People who say victims MUST forgive may be laying an additional burden on a person who is struggling to heal by forcing them to feel something they can't, making them responsible for their abuser's rehabilitation (remember that so many victims are told to be quiet to protect their abusers), and marginalizing their suffering. Far too simplistic for a self-help book and may inspire well-meaning people to add more injury to someone who is suffering
This book gave me a new important idea.January 31, 2003 25 out of 25 found this review helpful
This book says that any thoughts come from one of two emotions: love or fear. If you choose love, you don't experience fear. If you choose fear, you don't experience love.This is very simple, but if you understand it truly, you can change your life.
When you are suffering from something, you can ask to yourself "Will you choose love or fear?". When you can't say "Yes, I choose love", what should you do? This book shows: Use magic. That's forgiveness. This magic is only for you, and only you can use this.
Great bookJanuary 21, 2003 9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is a great gift book or a book to kept handy as it reminds us of all the things we need to keep in mind. The two that wrote this book are always great reading but this is inspirational as well as informational. Blessings!
A must have for every libraryFebruary 24, 2002 15 out of 19 found this review helpful
I keep this little book out where I can see it and the title reminds me to open it and use one of the processes when I am forced to deal with a total jerk. Makes all the difference. One manager of the complex where I choose to live was so obnoxious and purposeful did irritating things and enforced self made rules so often that we talked of moving or doing some really nasty things to him (like entering his name onto 200 junk mail lists ). Anyhow , with Jampolskys guidance I desensitized this guy - didn't make him into a good human being as I had been attempting with my Christian background but I did come to see that he is a jerk, his job in the world was to jerk people around and I was in his world. No big deal now and he leaves me alone. ( I think this is a symptom of really forgiving someone that they don't continue irritating you ) another good book is "Why Forgiveness?" heavy duty and dramatic you'll need this one for reference if your still dating.
HypeJanuary 4, 2002 6 out of 27 found this review helpful
If you are looking for real answers, don't buy this book. It's a feel good read but provides nothing more than a bunch of hot wind. Morever, the style is bland, sleepy, like a ghostwriter did the best he could from notes he took from dictation.
