Love, Forgive, Never Give Up!: 3 Powerful Ways To Turn Tragedy Into Triumph, Adversity Into Advantage, And Live Your Life at the Next level by Bill HargenraderMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Bill and Linda have written an excellent book on surviving this thing called life that we must make it through. There are three steps they explain in more detail than I can here. Through each step personal stories are shared from their own life experience.
Love - you must start by loving yourself. Once you love self you can start to love others.
Forgive - like love, forgive yourself. Somethings happen to you that you cannot control. Forgive yourself for thinking that it is your fault. Forgiveness of self leads to forgiveness to others.
Never give up - probably hardest step. One that is nessary or we migrate back to the other two being needed again.
As noted before, these are highlighted by the stories of the author's on lives. This is not theory these people have lived it. They have put into words what I have tried to help people in churches I have attended.
That brings up another point. Usually when I am wrapping up a review I give recommendations of who should read it. This could be read by all ages. Everyone needs to learn these lessons. However, I would caution my Christian friends. While reading the first half I suspected the authors of having new age beliefs. About half way through and for a little while afterward that was confirmed. We disagree on the religious nature and that is ok. What is important is the lessons that they teach. It is important enough that these things need to be taught. I have been a group facilitator in a church where these concepts were taught. Please do not throw the baby out with the bathwater.
I received an ARC of this book. This is my honest review.
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