I know every family is different.
And I’ve said before how if you’re a coach then then hardest people to coach are your family.
At the same time, they’re more often the ones that have you either coaching yourself or seeking coaching from others.
So with Christmas approaching, I was with a client this week, and the hardest gift for this client to give this year was the gift of forgiveness.
They’re in a position where they can buy all the gifts in the world for anyone they want…
They can buy all this stuff…
But they won’t forgive.
For so many people, there are people this Christmas that won’t be at their Christmas gathering because they have so much bitterness in their heart that they have extradited themselves from their family and friends.
How many people do you know that haven’t spoken to their family members for years?
And when you get to the root cause of why, it’s usually the smallest of hurts.
But at this time of year that hurt is magnified.
And the more that hurt is held on to, the worse it becomes.
If only they could set themselves free…
The gift of forgiveness will begin that process.
And it costs nothing.
But it’s truly the most valuable.