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Forgive and Forget: Healing the Hurts We Don't Deserve (Plus)
$13.99
If you're looking for a book to help you get through a difficult hurt or painful situation this book is a must read. It helps put things into perspective, and to make life a happier one. I was angry and bitter at what was done to me that was not deserving in the least, and this book helped me realize that anything in life that makes you feel that way everyday isn't worth it. It's okay to feel that way every once in a while, but for a way of life it's not worth the extra energy. Forgiving and moving on will lift a weight off your back that will make everything worth it. The first step is reading this book, I read it twice, and will probably read it again.

Forgive for Good
$14.99
Although I liked what Mr. Luskin had to say and appreciated his empathetic and compassionate tone to those truly suffering from past painful events, I found the second half of the book to fall flat. In the first half of the book, the author, a Stanford psychologist, makes a good case about how fruitless it is to continue being hurt and angry towards those person(s) and/or events that led to the formation of a grievance and how truly unempowered or victimized one "lets themselves become" when they continue to focus their energies on such. I found his point of view on the topic unique and his claims about helping improve people's lives initially valid and well supported by his research. Because of this, I was eager with anticipation as to how he had "cured" or improved the quality of life of so many in his clinical studies and seminars and thus I looked forward to the latter half of the book.

Unfortunately, the exercises and techniques he proposes in the second half of the book, although helpful, amount to little more than positive mental imagery lessons infused with deep breathing exercises. I didn't feel that much changed in my life as a result of using them (although some of his information and techniques have helped me to more easily disentangle myself from forming new grievances). This may have been attributed to the powerful results Mr. Luskin laid out in the beginning of the book of the profound positive changes most of those who attended his seminar or clinical studies reported. It seems that all too often many self help books, get rich infomercials and weight loss programs make such grandiose statements or proclaim such fantastic results that those who achieve anything less than feel like they have done something wrong.

Forgive for Good provides some very novel information to how a grievance gets formed and opens one's eyes to all that is lost by continuing to hold on to that grievance, not to mention provides a good foundation for how to respond to difficult people/situations with a much better frame of mind so as not to continue the grievance cycle. However, I found the book and its teaching to do little to free those already entrenched in a grievance.

I would recommend this book only as a source of information about how a grievance gets formed and the repercussions of such and would not recommend this book as a substitute to psychotherapy for those who currently struggle with a long standing and/or painful grievance.

Forgive
$13.98
Rebecca Lynn is well known for her songwriting skills aswell as her powerful voice.Both are used perfectly on this little gem.
This album includes a great selection of pop/country tunes including the catchy uptempos When Did You Ever Listen To Me,Memorized,Pink Flamingo Kind Of Love and Life Had Other Plans.There's also the big ballad and title track Forgive,she really belts this one out perfectly (but without over singing).
Although thankfully she does dip her toes into a more traditional country sound with songs like Jesus And Bartenders,It Didn't Look Like Alcohol both are great hurtin' songs and the toe tapping uptempo Dancin' In God's Country.It's these songs where Rebecca really gets to shine as her voice is pure country.
She wraps up the album with her Grammy winning performance of the gospel song Softly And Tenderly,which is just beautiful.Her voice is just stunning on this and a great way to finish the cd.
Rebecca has such a fantastic tone to her voice,it's kind of a mixture of a bit of Patty Loveless,a little Carrie Underwood and a little Trisha Yearwood.
All in all a fantastic album that you simply can't go wrong with.Highly recommend.You won't be disappointed......

VeggieTales - God Wants Me to Forgive Them? [VHS]
$12.98
sure that i forgive that they were callin me
bean boy and sayin i had cheese on my head was funny
rosie said 490 and flaped his cheddar cheese hair
tom had a pizza hut hat rosie had cheddar cheese hair
and look at that crazy hair looks like peas was funny