Recovery and Serenity After Abuse
By Jack W. Staton
Letting Go Into Perfect Love is not just a book, it is a piece of gold! It is an uplifting and inspirational account of resilience and hope for survivors of domestic violence and child sexual abuse. It has spot on descriptive accounts of isolation and despair woven into the lifeline of faith, hope, and healing. Amazing and remarkable! I couldn't put it down. The message is not from the words on the page but the language spoken from the heart. It is a most read!
A Wild Ride of Discovery
By Dawn Blume
One measure of a good book is, can you set it down once you pick it up? I found myself spellbound by the unfolding of this author's life stories, which all at once were inspiring and heartbreaking, with a fair amount of Agatha Christi "on the edge of your seat" tension exuding from the pores of Gwendolyn Plano as she takes the reader through her very detailed, long, and arduous journey. You won't be able to escape her ability to convey the raw emotion of loss, abuse, and the utter despair of circumstance only to skyrocket you right back to a belief in healing even the greatest of wounds. An emotional read but well worth walking the path with this courageous mother, wife, and successful professional.
This Story Will Be a Movie Someday!
By A. Loaizaon
I loved how the author tells her story. At times I found myself wanting to travel to all the places she described, other times I felt so angry at how she was treated and found myself taking a break to calm down. When she described her children.......I just sobbed and felt such sadness knowing that for some children life is so tragic. In spite of all the crap she had to deal with, this woman kept going“Letting Go into Perfect Love is an unflinchingly honest account of one woman's journey to spiritual and emotional redemption. In writing about her own lessons in learning the redemptive power of love through suffering, spiritual practice, and grace, Gwen Plano allows her readers to reconnect with the painful moments in their own lives and to use those moments to walk a path toward healing and life fulfillment. Plano teaches us that every experience is a lesson; every person, a teacher, that our goal here is not to accept suffering, but to transcend it.”
“Letting Go Into Perfect Love is an inspirational story of the quest for personal wholeness and love. Gwen was reminded by her spiritual counselor that “we are born to become love.” Such a message is difficult to understand when we are captive to expectations, habits, and behaviors that undermine our ability to authentically love ourselves. In Gwen’s case, the reminder motivated her to search for self-understanding and wholeness, which are the prerequisites of self-love. It is said that the difference between “try” and “triumph” is a lot of “umph.” Through Gwen’s many trials and challenges, she applied a lot of “umph” and charted a heroic path. When a person embarks on the journey of awakening, they begin to create a new future, and the quality of that future is the result of personal intention not driven by past experiences and fate. There is much to be learned from this beautifully written story.”
— Stanley Stefancic, Retired Teacher and Director, Hoffman Institute . She kept working, studying, praying...I admired her faith and love of her "Angel".