​Last week, I worked with a group on the topic of vulnerability. We explored the topic from a few different angles, sharing stories and doing our own personal reflections. We also watched Brene Brown’s TED talk in which she identifies the heart of shame as being a question of worthiness.

​Not long ago, I was in a brief conversation about the difference between holding hands with fingers interlocked and holding hands without interlocking fingers.  While the conversation didn’t last long, the image did.

​From time to time my forgiveness discussions run into the brick wall of practicality. Claiming to be a realist or simply practical, a person opts to carry the grudge as a matter of political prudence or self-protection. Or there’s an appeal to the Myers-Briggs Indicator, “I’m a thinker, not a feeler.” Yet…
 
forgiveness is one of the most practical things I know.