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| The Language of Letting Go (Hazelden Meditation Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Melody Beattie
Publisher: Hazelden
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (69 reviews)
Sales Rank: 2060
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 390
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 0894866370
Dewey Decimal Number: 291.44
EAN: 9780894866371
ASIN: 0894866370
Publication Date: July 1, 1990
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| Customer Reviews:
 The Language of Letting Go January 9, 2007
0 out of 14 found this review helpful
Never received the books. Second time this has happened. Don't Order from Amazon.
 Wow! Life changing January 4, 2007
I was given this book, which by the bindings you can tell was already well read, by a friend who is in AA. she told me to open the book to any page and just read, read out loud. As I began to read I also began to cry, something I don't do much. this book has touched me in places I didn't know I had, my soul. I have bought several copies of this book and have gaven them to friends I thought it could help and it has and now they too are buying copies and passing it along to their loved ones. I couldn't imagine my life without this book now. I Thank my very dear friend for opening up this new door for me.
 Good daily affirmations. November 6, 2006
This book is an excellent tool for one learing to cope without being dependent. Daily meditations/guidance is organized chronologically. The only bad comment I can male is that there is no way to look up a specific topic which is immediately pressing. But, this book is worth the $ to the ones who need guidance.
The Most Important Book I've Ever Owned! August 23, 2006
This book should be required reading by everyone! I have given away copies of this book, and have one of my own. I have learned more about life from this book - how to deal with it, handle it, and survive it - then any other book I've ever read.
Melodie Beattie lived it and we get to benefit from her lessons. Thank God for this gift!
Spot-On July 22, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I used one of the readings in this book and one of the readings in its sequel, "More Language of Letting Go," as the topics in a recent 12-step meeting I was called on to lead. I was a little bit fearful about using these books, as this was not a meeting of the 12-step program that might be most naturally associated with Ms. Beattie and her writings (although a close cousin). The second person to speak up after I opened the meeting for sharing confirmed my belief that these books were "spot-on," and so I have chosen that as the title of my review. (You know who you are, should you ever read these words, and I thank you once again.)
I first discovered this book just over two years ago when I experienced the first temporary break-up with my partner, a break-up that would happen several more times over the succeedings months and only recently happened in such a way that I intend to be permanent. At the time of the first break-up, I turned to this book for reassurance that I was not a bad person for wanting out. Now, two years later (and having discovered the sequel in the meantime), the affirmations I'm finding in it are much deeper and much more positive affirmations.
Of course, it's obvious from the title of the book that these little readings, usually about a page or so in length, are directed most specifically towards those who have decided that "letting go" is an appropriate response to a particular person, place or thing in his or her life. And it's amazing how often Ms. Beattie says things that I have personally experienced, although often without sufficient insight at the time to realize that I was experiencing them. It's as though she has the ability to put my feelings into words.
For me, the hardest thing to do when reading this book is to restrict myself to the reading for that particular day. I have finally given up. When I feel the need to, I just read on or skip to a different section of the book. I am always encouraged by what the author has to say.
I gave "The Language of Letting Go" five stars because that is the maximum I am allowed. If it were up to me, I'd give it a hundred. This book and its sequel are the best of the many meditation books I have been through. Most enthusiastically recommended.
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