Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize winner, Chair of The Elders, and Chair of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, along with his daughter, the Reverend Mpho Tutu, offer a manual on the art of forgiveness—helping us to realize that we are all capable of healing and transformation. Tutu's role as the Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission taught him much about forgiveness. If you asked anyone what they thought was going to happen to South Africa after apartheid, almost universally it was predicted that the country would be devastated by a comprehensive bloodbath. Yet, instead of revenge and retribution, this new nation chose to tread the difficult path of confession, forgiveness, and reconciliation. Each of us has a deep need to forgive and to be forgiven. After much reflection on the process of forgiveness, Tutu has seen that there are four important steps to healing: Admitting the wrong and acknowledging the harm; Telling one's story and witnessing the anguish; Asking for forgiveness and granting forgiveness; and renewing or releasing the relationship. Forgiveness is hard work. Sometimes it even feels like an impossible task. But it is only through walking this fourfold path that Tutu says we can free ourselves of the endless and unyielding cycle of pain and retribution. The Book of Forgiving is both a touchstone and a tool, offering Tutu's wise advice and showing the way to experience forgiveness. Ultimately, forgiving is the only means we have to heal ourselves and our aching world.

The Greatest Forgiveness Brings Inner Peace, True Freedom, and Joy When we cannot forgive—or cannot be forgiven—we live in pain, anger, depression, anxiety, and other destructive emotions. An inability to forgive can also lead to physical illness. Forgiveness frees us to lead a healthy, joyful, peaceful, and vibrant life. With this book, learn how to transform your life in 30 minutes a day. Practice the simple, joyful exercises and receive powerful blessings from Dr. & Master Zhi Gang Sha, Master Cynthia Deveraux, and Master David Lusch. It's time to recover from physical ailments, balance your emotions, boost your vitality, increase your self-love, and heal your relationships.

Forgiveness will heal you, free you, and catapult your life into a completely new territory of blessings and miracles. This comprehensive guide offers a step-by-step approach to forgiveness with the spiritual foundation that is necessary for ultimate healing. Follow the ten easy steps to become stronger and more compassionate: Create a sacred space Tell your story Navigate your emotional body Embrace your fear with love Listen for hidden messages Release with breath Witness the changes Learn the lessons Expand your soul Emanate a new life With personal stories, case histories, and hands-on exercises, Ana Holub brings you safely through emotional hardships and into serenity. Learn to offer forgiveness to yourself and others, meet your past with compassion, and discover the profound benefits of release, healing, and divine consciousness. Praise: "Ana's heartfelt understanding of how and why forgiveness works flows throughout Forgive and Be Free. In this practical and compelling book, she gives the reader a clear understanding of the need for and the skills to practice forgiveness."—Frederic Luskin, PhD, author of Forgive for Good "Ana Holub's perspective and wisdom on forgiveness has the power to change your life at the deepest level. Buckle up. She is an amazing, gentle, profound writer."—Anne Lamott, author of Help, Thanks, Wow "This book gives you deep understanding and the step-by-step tools you need to be emotionally healthy, happy, and compassionate with yourself and others. A must read for anyone who's had some tough times in life. Highly recommended!"—Colin Tipping, author of Radical Forgiveness

This book was written from a practical and personal point of view for one purpose: to set you free! You will discover the benefits of forgiving, what forgiveness is and is not, 10 practical steps to forgiveness, how to forgive others, God and yourself, how forgiveness affects your self-image, how to once-and-for-all receive forgiveness, and why forgiveness can set you free.

In this manual on how to forgive, there are insights and exercises without a preachy message or assumption that people “should” forgive. With chapters that explain what forgiveness is and how to deal with obstacles to it, it also addresses reconciliation with others and one’s own self. Practical and accessible, the book does not require religious practice or philosophy; it simply shows how to forgive in order to enhance self-esteem, be happier, and break free from limitations that can hold a person back.

Here is the greatest “deal” you will ever find: This concise, deeply practical guide shows how to forgive anyone who has ever hurt you and to receive a payback of enormous personal satisfaction and inner peace. “What I am offering you in this book is the best deal you have ever gotten in your life, or ever will. Even though I know nothing about you, I’m willing to make this claim with complete certainty.” With elegance and absolute persuasiveness The Deal explains how forgiveness – rather than being a squishy, eat-your-vegetables virtue – is actually the key, perhaps the sole key, to a happy life. If you perform the one simple but vital forgiveness exercise in The Deal, you will forgive and be forgiven. You will be free. You will enter a new phase of life. A widely respected spiritual writer and thinker, Richard Smoley doesn’t hand you the standard promise that this book will change your life. When you finish it, he concludes: “It already has changed your life.” This is the simple, radical truth of The Deal.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! “[The Gift of Forgiveness] will spark conversations across families, across friendships, at workplaces, everywhere.” –Maria Shriver A fresh, inspiring book on learning how to forgive, with firsthand stories from those who have learned to let go of resentment and find peace. "When we learn to embrace forgiveness, it opens us up to healing, hope, and a new world of possibility." --Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt Written with grace and understanding and based on more than twenty in-depth interviews and stories as well as personal reflections from Schwarzenegger Pratt herself, The Gift of Forgiveness is about one of the most difficult challenges in life--learning to forgive. Here, Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt shows us what we can learn from those who have struggled with forgiveness, some still struggling, and others who have been able to forgive what might seem truly unforgivable. The book features experiences from those well-known and unknown, including Elizabeth Smart, who learned to forgive her captors; Sue Klebold, whose son, Dylan, was one of the Columbine shooters, learning empathy and how to forgive herself; Chris Williams, who forgave the drunken teenager who killed his wife and child; and of course Schwarzenegger Pratt's own challenges and path to forgiveness in her own life. All provide different journeys to forgiveness and the process--sometimes slow and thorny, sometimes almost instantaneous--by which they learned to forgive and let go. The Gift of Forgiveness is a perfect blend of personal insights, powerful quotations, and hard-won wisdom for those seeking a way to live with greater acceptance, grace, and peace. A PAMELA DORMAN BOOKS/VIKING LIFE TITLE