Promise of the Soul: Identifying and Healing Your Spiritual Agreements

Promise of the Soul......Page 2
Contents......Page 8
Foreword......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 16
PART ONE Identifying Your Promise......Page 18
1 The Promise of Your Soul: Why Healing Your Covenants Is Important......Page 20
2 God and Your Spirituality......Page 34
Exercise 1: What Do You Believe?......Page 46
Exercise 2: Ask Yourself About Your Spirituality......Page 48
Exercise 3: Write to Your Higher Power......Page 49
Exercise 4: Examine Your Life Prayer......Page 51
3 Healing Covenants: Mind, Body, and Spirit......Page 54
PART TWO Balancing Your Promise......Page 66
4 Determining Your Covenant Style......Page 68
Exercise 5: Write Down the Answers for Finding Your Spiritual Style......Page 78
5 The Promise of the Giver......Page 86
6 The Promise of the Wanter......Page 104
7 The Promise of the Searcher......Page 128
8 Identifying Your Interior, Exterior, and Quiet Covenant Styles......Page 146
Exercise 6: Determine Your Three Different Styles......Page 147
Exercise 7: Understand Your Styles......Page 168
PART THREE Changing Your Promise, Changing Your Life......Page 170
9 The Challenges of Changing Your Covenant......Page 172
10 The Benefits of Changing Your Covenant......Page 194
11 From Disease to Ease......Page 204
12 Creating Your New Covenant......Page 220
Exercise 8: Create a New Covenant......Page 224
13 Creating a Ceremony for Your New Covenant......Page 232
14 The Blessing Moments......Page 252
Bibliography......Page 260
Index......Page 264