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Why Am I Afraid to Love?: Overcoming Rejection and Indifference

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This book really helps you look into yourself and examine what you are afraid of and how to overcome it. This book is wonderful for people who have trouble letting their walls down and really loving others (as well as themselves). This book is also useful for people who don't think they have that problem. I highly recomend this book to everyone. It's one to keep and re-read as you grow and mature in life.

This is a great book to aid one in their ability to love. Love is the most powerful, most healing, and simply the greatest thing in the world. This book is simply a great way to be able to spread the great love that we all have the potential to have.

The first, second, and last chapters of this book are great. The middle part is interesting, but one can take or leave it. Fr. Powell starts by speaking of love, and the problem of lack of love. He speaks of pain leading to selfishness.

The middle of his book is a lot of psychological development issues that I'm not sure belong in that book where they are. In the last chapter, Fr. Powell finally makes his point. We must forget ourselves and reach out to others. It is a lesson that I have never forgotten, but oh how hard to live it is.

My boyfriend and I both have this book and it has helped us to grow as a couple. We have grown closer and opened the door to deeper understanding. We understand each other more than ever and appreciated one another.

Don't forget the S.J.!!! John Powell has the incredible ability to help you work through your fears of rejection and the indifference you feel s a result of these fears.A complete masterpiece now I need the library!!!!!!

November 17, 2005 - A settlement has been reached in connection with a Roman Catholic priest accused of sexual abuse. At least six adults claimed father John Powell abused them in the late 60's and 70's. No criminal charges were filed against Powell but the priest has admitted to the abuse.
--ABC News
Two of the former Chicago Jesuit priest John Powell's victims spoke out Thursday. Patrice Regnier says Father Powell -- a former Loyola University professor -- started abusing her when she was 12 years old. She just received a settlement.
"The idea people found from me speaking the truth that they could come out themselves and speak the truth is a good thing," said Patrice Regnier, victim of sexual abuse.
Diane Ruhl says she was abused at 17 years old by Father Powell on the Loyola campus when she was a student. She confronted him 30 years later by writing him. He responded and admitted to the abuse in his letters.

Loving other people without any intention is really difficult in ordinary life. Loving GOD without any intention is obviously be done by ordinary people, but loving other people without any intention is impossible. Even a couple that loving each other has intention in their feelings. That is human's nature and only the saints or prophets or priests can love each other without any intention. But on the other hand, this book seems like reminding and asking the ordinary people to love each other without any intention. Even Mr. Powell didn't mention the way to love the others without any intention, as long as human believe in GOD, some how human also can do loving like the saints or prophets or priests in the ordinary life. I believe in GOD and I believe that I could love the others without any intention. I know it is not easy... like a mission impossible, but there's no impossible things as long as human believe in GOD. Therefore, I guess it is time for all human beings to start loving each other without any intention in order to make this life more peaceful and harmony.