Review
Beyond Blame is a lively, daring, and fresh look at the ways in which we become trapped in common mis-perceptions and lose our personal strength and truth. It shows how to extricate ourselves and reclaim all we are. The book is written beautifully and is easily accessible to all. A must! --
Brenda Shoshanna, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, AuthorBlame is acid. It makes the blame-maker a victim again, it disempowers, it polarizes, it darkens the world. It does this every time. There is no justice in blame; in fact, you just end up feeling worse. This book is a practical, self-help guide to release blame, to find great power of forgiveness and, through it, a higher sense of purpose and ultimately freedom. Read this book only if you want to banish self-guilt. You will increase your own sense of compassion, power, discernment, and personal peace. I recommend the journey! --
Kip Wotkyns, Vice President, Consumer Marketing, The Polk CompanyThe problem of blame pollutes our civil and spiritual waters. In this excellent book, the Lukemans show us how to clean up this mess through clear explanation and step-by-step examples. They show a path back to a loving attitude that is still discerning and responsible. I heartily recommend it. --
David Spangler, Author, Everyday Miracles and Pilgrim in AquariusThe thread of compassion which runs through
Beyond Blame touched my heart and gives me hope that the concepts within can be learned by all. If the information, which is gently and concisely shared, could reach each one of us, this would be a different world. I hope
Beyond Blame becomes must-reading and the steps of self-inquiry and compassion become a new wave of responsibility for every reader. --
Wewer Keohane, Ph.D., Professor, Arts and Psychology Regis UniversityThis dissection of the anatomy of blame is a valuable study. It takes you into the vulnerable genesis of blame and helps you reclaim the creative process that is lost in blame. It is a journey from emotional block to resolution; from self-righteousness to creative decision-making. --
Anna Ivara, Creative Process Consultant
From the Publisher
This book offers far more than the common view that blaming hurts others.
Beyond Blame shows how we hurt ourselves when we blame other people. Authors Alex and Gayle Lukeman clearly explain what blame actually is, where it comes from, and how, when we stop blaming, we can reclaim the power we have unknowingly given away. What are the benefits of moving beyond blame? Nothing less, declare this husband-and-wife team, than a profound and abiding state of personal fulfillment.
Blame, the Lukemans argue, is a way of avoiding personal responsibility that has also become a devastating collective problem in modern life. In disowning personal responsibility, we give our personal power to others, then tend to believe that people out there are causing our problems. This fuels a negative cycle of finger-pointing, lack of accountability, general ineffectiveness, and societal decay. Beyond Blame (which offers practical advice and dynamic self-improvement techniques to help break the blame-cycle) will appeal to all those concerned with the erosion of time-honored values and the rise of destructive behavior in the world.
-- Provides empowering tools for taking charge of your life -- A real book about real issues in our lives with real solutions -- With vivid examples, shows how to reclaim personal power -- A way to resolve conflict by taking back your own power -- Touching the Divine by accepting personal responsibility -- Presents a possible way to transform our future -- Opens our minds to new possibilities in the way we deal with the world -- A book that lifts the burden of Blame -- An insightful tool to shift our paradigm
