Betrayal and forgiveness
At our second Fulcrum Leaders colloquium we considered the issue of Betrayal and Forgiveness and at this event we invited participants to consider their ‘shadow side’ and asked:
Can we be more compassionate towards ourselves and therefore to others?
Can we ask ourselves if we might have ever done what we have felt the other has done to us?
The speakers included Author and psychotherapist, Robin Shohet, Elisabeth Buggins, CBE Chair of Birmingham Women’s Hospital and Jim Clifford, OBE.
We looked at forgiveness in a range of contexts: as a parent, Chair of a hospital and victim of abuse and we came back to the wise words of Archbishop Desmond Tutu:
"Forgiveness isn’t just enlightened, it is the best form of self interest"
After all, without it, how can be free?
