The Little Book of Letting Go: A Revolutionary 30-Day Program to Cleanse Your Mind, Lift Your Spirit and Replenish Your Soul

by Prather, Hugh

• ISBN13: 9781573245036
• ISBN10: 1573245038
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser

Summary

"Letting go is the bottom-line key to happiness," states Hugh Prather. And in The Little Book of Letting Go, he offers a simple three-step process for shedding prejudices, preconceptions, and prejudgments and facing each moment with openness and enthusiasm. Prather first explains why it is essential to learn to let go and then outlines a 30-day plan for spiritual renewal. Finally, he offers specific techniques for getting a grip on habitual reactions, the need to control, and the addiction to conflict. Hugh Prather is the author of 16 books, including Spiritual Notes to Myself, Love and Courage, The Little Book of Letting Go, How to Live in the World and Still Be Happy, and Shining Through. As a minister and radio talk-show host, he counsels couples, singles, teenagers, and families in crisis. He and his wife, Gayle, live in Tucson, Arizona.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrative Stories	ix
Foreword	xi
Gerald G. Jampolsky
The River and the Lion	1	(2)
Letting Go: The Basics	3	(20)
Letting Go of Problems	14	(5)
Letting Go of the Fear of Letting Go	19	(4)
Letting Go of Mental Pollutants	23	(30)
Letting Go of Worry	26	(18)
Letting Go of Our First Reaction	44	(5)
Letting Go of Motivation through Crisis	49	(4)
Letting Go of Emotion Fixation	53	(20)
Letting Go of Money Anxiety and Travel Worries	56	(3)
Letting Go of Anticipated and Unanticipated Emotions	59	(2)
Letting Go of Victim-Perception	61	(3)
Letting Go of Word Magic	64	(1)
Letting Go of Stories	65	(2)
All Emotions Are Not Equal	67	(6)
Letting Go of Misery	73	(32)
Letting Go of Neglect	74	(9)
Letting Go of Fear of Happiness	83	(12)
Taking in T-Thoughts	95	(10)
Letting Go of Prediction and Control	105	(12)
Letting Go of I, Me, and Mine	107	(5)
Letting Go of Outcomes	112	(5)
Letting Go of Inner Conflict	117	(32)
Letting Go of Relationship Battles You Aren't Having	119	(16)
Letting Go of Useless Blocks to Relationship	135	(1)
Letting Go of Sticky Thoughts	136	(2)
Letting Go of Gloom	138	(11)
Letting Go of ``Honesty''	149	(12)
Unconscious Projection Feels Honest	149	(2)
Using Projection Consciously	151	(4)
Letting Go of Rigid Responses and Limited Answers	155	(6)
Letting Go of the Ego Mind	161	(32)
How the First, or Ego, Mind Forms	163	(7)
Letting Go Is ``Turning It Over''	170	(5)
Letting Go of Scattered Thinking	175	(4)
Letting Go of Blame and Damage	179	(3)
Letting Go of Body Thoughts	182	(3)
Letting Go of T-Thoughts	185	(8)
Letting Go of ``Spiritual'' Specialness	193	(22)
Letting Go of Spiritual Attainment	194	(5)
Letting Go of a ``Higher'' Path	199	(3)
Letting Go of ``Spiritual'' Laws of Success	202	(4)
Letting Go of Our Personal Struggle	206	(6)
Letting Go of Perfection	212	(3)
Letting Go	215	(8)
List of Releases	223	(2)
About the Author	225