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Changing how we think takes practice. This is why Prather doesn¿t just tell us that it¿s important to let göhe shares with his readers simple steps for how to go about letting go of things that hold us back. Through learning from Prather¿s shared experiences and adopting the practices he offers, we can find happiness, peace, and a chance at spiritual renewal.
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Contents
Foreword by Gerald G. Jampolsky, MD
The River and the Lion
One: Letting Go—
The BasicsLetting Go of Problems
Letting Go of the Fear of Letting Go
Two: Letting Go of Mental PollutantsLetting Go of Worry
Letting Go of Our First Reaction
Letting Go of Motivation through Crisis
Three: Letting Go of Emotion FixationLetting Go of Money Anxiety and Travel Worries
Letting Go of Anticipated and Unanticipated Emotions
Letting Go of Victim-Perception
Letting Go of Word Magic
Letting Go of Stories
All Emotions Are Not Equal
Four: Letting Go of MiseryLetting Go of Neglect
Letting Go of Fear of Happiness
Taking in T-Thoughts
Five: Letting Go of Prediction and ControlLetting Go of I, Me, and Mine
Letting Go of Outcomes
Six: Letting Go of Inner ConflictLetting Go of Relationship Battles You Aren't Having
Letting Go of Useless Blocks to Relationship
Letting Go of Sticky Thoughts
Letting Go of Gloom
Seven: Letting Go of “Honesty”Unconscious Projection Feels Honest
Using Projection Consciously
Letting Go of Rigid Responses and Limited Answers
Eight: Letting Go of the Ego MindHow the First, or Ego, Mind Forms
Letting Go Is “Turning It Over”
Letting Go of Scattered Thinking
Letting Go of Blame and Damage
Letting Go of Body Thoughts
Letting Go of T-Thoughts
Nine: Letting Go of “Spiritual” Specialness
Letting Go of Spiritual Attainment
Letting Go of a “Higher” Path
Letting Go of “Spiritual” Laws of Success
Letting Go of Our Personal Struggle
Letting Go of Perfection
Ten: Letting GoReleases
About the author
Hugh Prather was the author of more than 14 books, which have sold over 1.5 million copies. He lived with Gayle, his wife of more than 30 years, in Tucson, Arizona, where he was the resident minister at St. Francis in the Foothills United Methodist Church. He died in 2010.
Gerald Jampolsky, MD, author of Forgiveness: The Greatest Healer of All, is an internationally recognized authority in the fields of psychiatry, health, business, and education. Jampolsky is a child and adult psychiatrist, a graduate of Stanford Medical School, an author, and an inspirational speaker.
Summary
Changing how we think takes practice. This is why Prather doesn’t just tell us that it’s important to let go—he shares with his readers simple steps for how to go about letting go of things that hold us back. Through learning from Prather’s shared experiences and adopting the practices he offers, we can find happiness, peace, and a chance at spiritual renewal.
