Geoff Thompson was sexually abused at the tender age of 11 by a
trusted and beloved teacher. By the time he was 30 years old he was
unconsciously displacing his rage into violence, sexual self-harm
and long bouts of debilitating depression. After failing to find a
solution to his burgeoning mania in all the conventional places, he
set off on a Campbellian quest to find the answers for himself:
about abuse, about the aftermath of abuse, about the true meaning
of forgiveness, its metaphysical power, and how it is possible to
heal, no matter how deep or how old the wound. The author assures
us that "there is treasure in the ruins", "there can be profit in
sorrow and in suffering", and, with a few tried and tested, honest
techniques and a heavy supply of courage, victims can reclaim their
lives, they can win love and they can find healing and inspiration,
post-abuse. In this deeply empirical study, Thompson reveals the
true definition and the awesome power of forgiveness, clearly
defining the difference between forgiving someone and letting them
off. He demonstrates the power and freedom of "giving it over"; the
revealed health benefits of releasing anger, dissonance and
resentment; the hidden power of reciprocity; avoiding the hate
trap; the healing power of love and compassion; the liberating
practice of personal repentance; and discovering "the world to
come" - the exhilarating expansion we experience when ignorance is
dissolved with qualified knowledge. "I told my story very late",
Thompson tells us, "and suffered needlessly as a consequence; I'm
hoping that 99 Reasons to Forgive will encourage others to share
their story sooner, be inspired by my living example of powerful
healing, and embrace their walking wounds as beauty scars, the rich
tapestry of personal survival".
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