No Regrets: A Ten-Step Program for Living in the Present and Leaving the Past Behind

Introduction: Something Remarkable Is Possible.

PART I. PREPARATION FOR LETTING GO.

1. Understanding Regrets.

2. Ten Steps to Letting Go.

3. Using Spiritual and Psychological Tools.

PART II. THE TEN STEPS TO LETTING GO OF REGRETS.

4. Step One: Listing Regrets.

5. Step Two: Examining Regrets.

6. Step Three: Changing Toxic Thought Patterns.

7. Step Four: Grieving Losses.

8. Step Five: Making Amends.

9. Step Six: Identifying Lessons and Gifts.

10. Step Seven: Developing Compassion.

11. Step Eight: Forgiving Others.

12. Step Nine: Forgiving Ourselves.

13. Step Ten: Living Free of Regret.

Appendix A: Recommended Reading.

Appendix B: Summary of the Ten-Step Action Lists.

Appendix C: Quick Reference: Tools, Principles, and Toxic Thought Patterns.

Index.