The Art of Forgiveness - by Carolyn Cj Jones (Paperback)

About the Book

From this book, you learn how to recognize, resolve, and release any resentment you may have. As a result, your relationships with others and yourself are improved. When you forgive, you find peace and freedom from resentment.

Book Synopsis

Do you struggle with resentment of others or yourself? If so, The Art of Forgiveness: A Promise of Peace is just for you. Using gentle compassion, the author leads you through a process that allows you to forgive your resentment. That process is the YIPPEE Method of Healing, created by the author once she forgave after resenting her childhood for thirty years. When utilized, YIPPEE frees you from your resentment and allows you to find great inner peace and freedom.

YIPPEE is an acronym that stands for: Yearn, Investigate, Process, Practice, Evolve, and Empower. Once you go through the art form that is YIPPEE, you reach the Empower stage that brings you forgiveness. You also discover ways to live with more lovingkindness in your life.

Forgiveness is so powerful. After discovering how to forgive, your relationships with others and yourself improve. You gain more esteem and self-confidence. In the middle of chaos, you become able to act with grace. You feel lighter, with more energy. The world seems more gentle. All-in-all, your life improves immensely. This happens over time, just as the time it takes to paint a grand work of art. Despite difficulties you encounter, the benefits you receive far outweigh any difficulty you may encounter while exploring your feelings.

The Art of Forgiveness brings you great solace from wounds that lurk beneath your anger and resentment. At the same time you are guided toward a way to forgive, you are guided in the healing of your wounds. As a result, you feel cleansed and whole again after what can be years of resenting yourself or others. This book deals with feelings underneath your resentment, such as hurt, disappointment, shame, humiliation, loss, betrayal, fear, and grief. It is in the recognition and healing of these feelings that forgiveness arises.

Once you heal and find you have forgiven, there is a promise of peace. In other words, when you forgive, you are promised the experience of peace.

Review Quotes

"The 'Art of Forgiveness' is a complete guidebook on moving from playing the blame game to living in a place of real forgiveness. CJ illustrates her book with touching, personal stories of how she has used forgiveness to take her from a well of depression into a world of light. If you, or someone you know, would like to change your life's outlook to one of openness, forgiveness and self-acceptance, then pick up and read this book. It will change your life."

Wil Dieck, Speaker, Author, Psychology Professor

"From 'The Art of Forgiveness, ' you gain skills to grow beyond resentment to healing and forgiving. These tools bring peace to you and your relationships so you can resolve differences and live in harmony."

Dr. John Gray, Ph.D., Author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus

"It is the stories CJ shares in 'The Art of Forgiveness' that reveal her humanity. In this sharing, she grants you permission to explore your own humanity without shame or humiliation, but rather, with curiosity. I found in CJ's book an approach that facilitates healing from wounds that lead to anger and resentment. Hers is a gentle and compassionate approach to deal with these feelings that may be consuming your life. In the process of exploring, you discover forgiveness and this leads you to great peace and freedom."

Iris Stallworth-Grayling, LMFT (Ret), Women's Empowerment Mentor Coach

"This book is clear, fun, and powerful. CJ Jones uses her personal story of transformation to illustrate her YIPPEE Method of changing resentment into empowerment, and simultaneously shares expertise in the psychology and spirituality of forgiveness."

Ivan Galperin, Student, Reader

"I found her story compelling and hard to put down! 'The Art of Forgiveness' is a comprehensive guide to navigate you past resentments that may be preventing you from having peace. CJ explores the pain these resentments play in your life, then uses her YIPPEE Method to get past them to discover peace."

Pattie Meizis, Retired Entrepreneur

"Carolyn shares powerfully, deeply and authentically in her book as she takes us on a powerful and heart-felt journey through anger, resentment and into a place of forgiveness and peace."

Rebecca Hall Gruyter, Motivational Speaker, Community Leader