FORGIVE FOR GOOD --- A PROVEN PRESCRIPTION FOR HEALTH AND HAPPINESS by Fred Luskin. HarperSanFrancisco, 2002



"Good-nature and good sense must ever join.
To err is human, to forgive is divine."
Quote by Alexander Pope

INTRODUCTION (pii-xvii)

PART 1 --- Creating a grievance (p1-59)

    1) "Renting" too much "space" to disappoint (p3-11)

    2) Taking things too personally (p12-20)

    3) The blame game (p21-32)

    4) The grievance story (p33-45)

    5) Rules, rules, rules (p46-)

      [1] Unenforceable rules!(p47-49)

      [2] Our rules determine our feelings! (p49-51)

      [3] What is a "RULE?" (p51-57)

      [4] What you hope for is NOT the same as what you get! (p57-59)

PART 2 --- Forgiveness (p61-101)

    6) To forgive or NOT to forgive --- that is the question! (p63-76)

    7) The science of foregiveness (p77-93)

    8) Northern Ireland --- the ultimate test (p94-101)

PART 3 --- Forgive for good (p103-218)

    9) Forgiveness techniques for healing --- "Changing the Channel," "Breath of Thanks," "Heart Focus" and "PERT" (p105-122)

    10) From "UNENFORCEABLE RULES" to wishes and hopes (p123-)

    11) Your positive intention (p137-153)

    12) The "HEAL" method, part 1 (p154-166)

    13) The "HEAL" method, part 2 (p167-177)

    14) The FOUR STAGES of becoming a "forgiving person" (p178-192 )

    15) Forgive yourself! (p193-208)

    16) Above and beyond (p208-218)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (p219-220)

A NOTE TO THE READER (p221-222)


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