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The Key to Happiness: Letting Go of Resentment and Choosing Forgiveness

By Louise Hay — 2004

You can never be free of bitterness as long as you continue to think unforgiving thoughts. How can you be happy in this moment if you continue to choose to be angry and resentful?

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Dare to Forgive: The Power of Letting Go and Moving On

In a book that gets more timely by the day, bestselling author Edward Hallowell shows that forgiveness is strength—and also that it’s essential to living a healthy, happy life. Forgiveness is not a sign of weakness but of strength. It’s also healthy, brave, contagious and sets you free.

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Edward M. Hallowell
2006
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We must not confuse letting go of past injuries with feeling an obligation to let the injurers back into our life. The freedom of forgiveness often includes a firm boundary and loving distance from those who have harmed us.

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Noah Levine
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Forgiveness is not just a selfish pursuit of personal satisfaction or righteousness. It actually alleviates the amount of suffering in the world.

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Noah Levine
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Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive.

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C. S. Lewis
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What Oprah Knows for Sure About Letting Go of Anger | Oprah’s Lifeclass | Oprah Winfrey Network

Oprah knows one thing for sure about anger: If you allow the past to define your present, you'll never get to live the life you were meant to live.

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Oprah Winfrey
2011
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Why Letting Go Is Better Than Assigning Blame

If you hold on to pain inflicted by others, you risk missing an opportunity to move forward. Watch as Oprah explains why she had to let go of her tumultuous upbringing and negative feelings toward her grandmother.

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Eckhart Tolle
2014
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost experts on trauma, has spent over three decades working with survivors.

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Bessel van der Kolk
2015
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Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

Filled with secrets from a therapist’s toolkit, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before teaches you how to fortify and maintain your mental health, even in the most trying of times.

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Julie Smith
2024
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Feeling Safe: How to Be Strong and Positive in a Changing World

This much-needed book outlines clear and effective strategies to help you cope with the tension, anxiety, trauma and violence of modern living.

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William Bloom
2024
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Do All People with Mental Illnesses Think the Same? | Spectrum

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2019
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