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Beyond Forgiveness


Taking a stand regarding an ethical issue means little until the moment where it is your life or that of a loved one that is in peril.



Is it any wonder few people could understand an Amish community’s forgiveness of the man who killed their children?








Dignity is Not Circumstance Dependent


A man that served his country bravely by every standard we set during the Vietnam war told me he could not forgive himself for the way he treated the bodies of his enemies after death.


I wonder why it is we think we can diminish the worth of one human at any moment and think it will not come home to roost?








Advanced Empathy – Experiencing Someone Else’s Pain on Their Behalf?

What I realised during the past week whilst attending the ‘Coaching Happiness’ course with Dr. Robert Holden is that the majority of the participants do not experience themselves as loved unconditionally or experience their value and worth in the world as a given. It amazed me that so many people professionals that are out there assisting others (and doing a fab job a lot of the time) do not have those two basic assumption, understandings/experiences. Continue Reading →