How to deal with difficult poeple

Last LPG we talked about forgiveness, we focused on the idea that forgiving does not mean not holding the perpetrator or our tormentor accountable for their actions but to let go of the anger, the hurt and the continual cycle of revenge toward them.

Great leaders all have that ability. Two years after surviving near-fatal gunshot wounds, Pope John Paul II visited his would-be assassin, Mehmet Ali Ağca,

According to Wikipedia,

'the two spoke privately for 20 minutes.^[5] John Paul II said, “What we talked about will have to remain a secret between him and me. I spoke to him as a brother whom I have pardoned and who has my complete trust.″

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It would be up to our imagination what they did talk about. It does strike me that forgiving is more thoughts and actions then words. True forgiveness is purity and does not convey arrogance, pompousness or ego gratification. It's often private. But when it does occur, the world becomes a bit lighter.

Tomorrow's LPG we are going to work on something a bit more practical. We will discuss how to deal with difficult people. To me cultivating FACT (forgiveness, acceptance, compassion, and true purposes) in myself is probably a good starting point.