Moving Forward: Six Steps to Forgiving Yourself by Everett L. Worthington Jr

In Moving Forward Everett L. Worthington Jr. has published a compelling book of forgiveness; the first chapter opened with the story of his brother witnessing the aftermath of his mother's murder. His brother committed suicide after a long bout with depression, and Everett wrote about the impact those actions made on his psyche. Since he is a Christian psychiatrist, he struggled for years with guilt over not being able to help his brother more.

Everett uses many Biblical principles, but he admits that self-love, self-acceptance, and self-forgiveness are never mentioned in the Bible. He also uses research by other psychiatrists to emphasize his points. Everett has six steps to self-forgiveness:

1. Receive God's forgiveness
2. Repair Relationships
3. Rethink ruminations
4. REACH emotional self-forgiveness
5. Rebuild self-acceptance
6. Resolve to live virtuously

This is a very easy-to-read, practical book. I do recommend reading it for someone who is struggling with overcoming negative thoughts.  Inner thoughts become attitudes and actions. My only reservation is the extra-Biblical ideas that sound good but may be in error. Everett has a nice writing style; other information and resources can be found at www.forgiveself.com. (reviewed by M.Reynolds)

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