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Summary: This book will teach you how to let go of your regrets
Review: A must read. This is an important and unique book about letting go of regrets. It is important, because we all have regrets, and we know that they have the power to spoil our lives. This is the first book I know of that actually offers a practical program that shows people how to come to terms with regrets and how to let go of them so that they no longer have the power to hurt us. What really makes it unique, though, is that it is deeply thoughtful and filled with deep spiritual insight.Although we may be willing to let go of our regrets, actually doing so involves a process which most of us have never learned. No Regrets is a guide to that process. It offers a practical pathway that anyone can follow. Along with the ten steps that make up the plan, there is a description of spiritual (not necessarily religious) and psychological tools to use and specific exercises to work in the journey. These include: visualization, journaling, self-examination, cognitive analysis, affirmations, prayer, meditation, and sharing with others. The program which the book presents doesn't have to be worked perfectly in order to be helpful. The tone of the book is very warm, supportive, and encouraging. As you read the book you will feel that you are met along the path by a friend who knows the way and is guiding your steps around the rough places. Ultimately, this is a book about how to forgive yourself and others. Could anything be more difficult? Yet, accomplishing these tasks holds the promise of enabling us to live free of shame, guilt, anger, resentments, and the pain caused by past events. Dr. Beazley shows a great sensitivity to the difficulty of the work of forgiveness, a tremendous depth of spiritual insight into the issues connected with that work, and a practical understanding of how we can actually accomplish the task and overcome the harmful effects that regrets cause in our lives. Chapter Five, "Making Amends" presents an analysis of the painful ethical choices that can arise when we come to terms with guilt about the harm we have caused to others. Chapter Twelve, "Forgiving Ourselves," offers suggestions that really do walk you through this difficult passage. Chapter Thirteen, "Living Free of Regret," extends the teaching of the book to the question of how to live regret free once you've let go your old regrets. Some of the most interesting and helpful parts of the book are the seven categories of regrets, how to make amends to a deceased person, the myths of forgiveness, toxic thought patterns, and the myths and the benefits of forgiving, and what to do "when forgiveness doesn't come." I recommend this book to anyone who is troubled by regrets. It will also be an indispensable resource to psychologists, pastors, and to all those who are trying to help others deal with regrets. It would be a great book to read and discuss with friends who are working on the same issues. It can change your life.
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Summary: Ten steps to a better tomorrow
Review: A practical and unique method for eliminating regrets. The author's approach makes it clear that not only does he talk the talk, but he walks the walk as well.
Readers will discover many helpful strategies that will allow them to shed their regrets as if they were old clothes. This book is a valuable tool that can be used by anyone who is troubled by their past. James Green, author of "If There's One Thing I've Learned."
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Summary: No Regrets for Buying This Book
Review: Dr. Beazley's book is gracefully written and profoundly insightful. Read it. Absorb it. "No Regrets" offers the possibility of deep transformation in readers precisely because it is: (1) practical, in the sense that it answers the question "What can I do now?" and (2) spiritual, because it invites readers to ask the even more profound questions that underlie lingering regrets. Too many books about inner issues only give outer answers: "Do this and your problem will go away!" or they offer outer doctrines disguised as inner answers: "Believe this and you'll be a happy person!" By contrast, Beazley's ten steps are, at heart, a process that spirals readers inward to the quiet spaces where there is no self deception. Here is a personal example triggered by reading "No Regrets." I thought I had forgiven others-and even myself-for three or four traumatic events in my personal past. Yet, pesky regrets still came upon me unbidden, like wraiths in the night. I wanted them to go away. After reading Dr. Beazley's book, I realized that I had NOT yet forgiven others, much less myself. Forgiveness comes at the end of the process; I had not yet done the reflective work to reach that stage. This journey is not easy precisely because it is so important, but Dr. Beasley has clearly lived what he writes about. He joins the reader as a supportive coach and fellow seeker, not a judgmental prophet. Those who read this book looking for intellectual understanding and practical advice about the phenomenon of regrets will find it. Those who read it yearning for emergence into wholeness will also be satisfied, as long as they enter into a process like the one described. Dr. Beazley is such a clear, accessible writer that one might miss the sophisticated psychological research and timeless spiritual principles that form the foundation of "No Regrets." No matter. If you are serious about letting go of regrets, it's time to integrate what your head knows with what your heart and gut want you to BE. Read the book. Don M. Frick. Author, "Robert K. Greenleaf: A Life of Servant Leadership."
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Summary: No Regrets for Buying This Book
Review: Dr. Beazley's book is gracefully written and profoundly insightful. Read it. Absorb it. "No Regrets" offers the possibility of deep transformation in readers precisely because it is: (1) practical, in the sense that it answers the question "What can I do now?" and (2) spiritual, because it invites readers to ask the even more profound questions that underlie lingering regrets. Too many books about inner issues only give outer answers: "Do this and your problem will go away!" or they offer outer doctrines disguised as inner answers: "Believe this and you'll be a happy person!" By contrast, Beazley's ten steps are, at heart, a process that spirals readers inward to the quiet spaces where there is no self deception. Here is a personal example triggered by reading "No Regrets." I thought I had forgiven others-and even myself-for three or four traumatic events in my personal past. Yet, pesky regrets still came upon me unbidden, like wraiths in the night. I wanted them to go away. After reading Dr. Beazley's book, I realized that I had NOT yet forgiven others, much less myself. Forgiveness comes at the end of the process; I had not yet done the reflective work to reach that stage. This journey is not easy precisely because it is so important, but Dr. Beasley has clearly lived what he writes about. He joins the reader as a supportive coach and fellow seeker, not a judgmental prophet. Those who read this book looking for intellectual understanding and practical advice about the phenomenon of regrets will find it. Those who read it yearning for emergence into wholeness will also be satisfied, as long as they enter into a process like the one described. Dr. Beazley is such a clear, accessible writer that one might miss the sophisticated psychological research and timeless spiritual principles that form the foundation of "No Regrets." No matter. If you are serious about letting go of regrets, it's time to integrate what your head knows with what your heart and gut want you to BE. Read the book. Don M. Frick. Author, "Robert K. Greenleaf: A Life of Servant Leadership."
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Summary: No Regrets - A Must for a Consultant's Collection
Review: March 31, 2004 No Regrets is an invaluable guide for providing a practical framework to work through issues or experiences that are still holding on to us and holding us back from experiencing our true potential. Hamilton Beazley is a gifted author who articulates the steps in a non-judgmental approach. It is clear to me from reading the book that Dr. Beazley has lived the steps himself which makes his work all the more credible as an author. No Regrets is the first book that I have found that incorporates a process with the contemplative practice of reflection and the inner journey. And he does it in a contemporary language that speaks to our needs and modern way of life. Through many years of self-exploration and discovery, I had stumbled across several of the steps outlined in the book. Dr. Beazley outlines a process and a cohesive framework so one doesn't have to spend countless hours reading and searching on your own. I wish he had written this book years ago. While I do not consider myself a person who is regretful and dwells on the past, his work reminded me that I did have some issues which demanded my reflection. I can now move on to better productivity and new possibilities. I have already given No Regrets to several professional colleagues not only for their own use but to assist them in supporting others who are attempting to shed issues which are holding them back. Their reaction has been as enthusiastic as mine. Executive and personal coaches as well as any organization and leadership consultant will find the book enormously helpful and one that should be a staple in their consulting tool box. Jan Day Gravel
President
Janus Development Group
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Summary: The Power of Letting Go
Review: Yet again, a book comes along to assist people to take charge of their lives by consciously letting go of the regrets we all have. Why we have a hard time in letting go of our regrets is beyond common sense. By letting go of these harmful thoughts and feeling from the past, we get to have joy, happiness, and peace. Not one of the 10 steps outlined in the book is new. And to be honest, everyone already knows each one of them, just not in the pragmatic way Hamilton Beazley outlines them. He is to be applauded for giving us a way to responsibly look at our past, put it in perspective, actively deal with our issues, and create the life we desire. John Knight
Author 'Change your Conversation...Change Your Life'
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Summary: The Power of Letting Go
Review: Yet again, a book comes along to assist people to take charge of their lives by consciously letting go of the regrets we all have. Why we have a hard time in letting go of our regrets is beyond common sense. By letting go of these harmful thoughts and feeling from the past, we get to have joy, happiness, and peace. Not one of the 10 steps outlined in the book is new. And to be honest, everyone already knows each one of them, just not in the pragmatic way Hamilton Beazley outlines them. He is to be applauded for giving us a way to responsibly look at our past, put it in perspective, actively deal with our issues, and create the life we desire. John Knight
Author 'Change your Conversation...Change Your Life'
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