TABLE OF CONTENT
"…There is a mystical quality to choice. When it is made unequivocally and with absolute clarity of will, it will override all our conditioning, all our previous choices, and all the beliefs we hold. At that level, the choice we make can transform and change everything….”
–– Auriela McCarthy, The Power of The Possible
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Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
Chapter One: What Can I Do to Get Him to Change? 13
Hold on to Your Dreams 23
Trust the Power of the Possible 27
The Law of Resonance 32
The Resonance of Hope 37
The Resonance of America 38
Chapter Two: Hitting Bottom 42
The Wife of an Alcoholic 44
Transcendence 54
Letting Go of Control 57
Chapter Three: A Mother’s Story 60
The Shock 60
The Shift 77
Breaking the Psychic Contract 80
Chapter Four: The Son Who Forgave His Father 86
Robert’s Story 89
The Gift of Forgiveness 96
The Mystery of Change 98
Chapter Five: To Stay or to Leave. Forgiving the Unforgivable 102
The Process of Healing Has Four Phases: Realization, Feeling, Forgiveness, and Change 115
Realization 115
Feeling the Sorrow, Feeling the Pain 116
Forgiving the Unforgivable 119
Forgiveness Is a State of Grace 124
Accepting Yourself 126
Four Principles of Self-Acceptance 127
Making the Right Decision 128
Chapter Six: All about Love 139
Compromise in a Relationship 144
Four Principles of Synergy 146
The Danger of Building Resentments 150
Remember the Love 154
The Voice of the Negative Ego 158
Let’s Talk about Love 160
Making Love Work 165
Knowing Where You Belong 168
Chapter Seven: Till Death Do You Part 174
The Sacredness of a Vow 178
The Power of the Subconscious Mind 183
The Sacred Covenant of Choice 186
Security Versus Freedom: Resolving the Paradox 188
Commitment as a Choice 190
Mykaell’s Marriage Proposal 191
Growing Spiritually in a Spiral Motion 197
Letting Go of the Past 199
The Ritual of Undoing the Vows 204
Our Sacred Ceremony 209
Synchronicities 212
Chapter Eight: When Love Is not Enough 220
The Difference between Resignation and Surrender 227
Feeling Remorse, Forgiving Ourselves 231
Communication: Why It Is Difficult and How to Make It Work 236
Two Things We Must Never Do 239
Three Fears that Come with Relationship 240
The Destructive Power of Self-Pity 248
Pain as an Avenue of Growth 250
In Conclusion 255
The Next Step 259