Dear LPG,

I hope that you will post this message as one of a pair, because I would like to suggest that we all prepare for a Global celebration day which will take place in a couple of days’ time, and if there is to be a celebration some tough preparation will need to be put into practice.

I am sure that everyone has found themselves in a position where someone they know has done something, physically, psychologically, practically or even unknowingly that has really upset them.  Upset them to the point where they have resolved never to speak to that person again at best or, at worst you find yourself still thinking about how you are going to get your revenge.  Somewhere in the middle, with the passing of time the hurt and the pain go away and there is another path we can take, but pride and your resolve that you are not going to be the one to back down take over and become more important than what went wrong.  This is often the point when we are left with a third way forward…  there is the path of forgiveness. 

So many best friends, siblings and other family members find themselves holding grudges which have lasted for years.  There are usually two sides and often each believe that the other is the guilty party, but after a while does it really matter anymore? It is true that ‘now’ is always the best time to forgive or ask for forgiveness, but often it is one of those things that we promise to do and never get around to. But with two days to go it might be that we have a day to focus on picking up the phone, leaving a text or writing a letter might make this year’s a real celebration.

Did you know that the day after tomorrow will mark the 26^th celebration of Global Forgiveness day?

If you have nothing to celebrate I envy you, but if you really need to, and can put in the preparation for this one it could be so rewarding. 

YP, Brockley