Forgiveness is not weakness.Forgiveness is not surrender.Forgiveness is the greatest gift we can offer—to others and to ourselves. It is a healing, cleansing, heart-opening practice that frees us from emotional captivity and reconnects us to love. I learned this lesson—again—recently when I reached out to someone who had stopped speaking to me. Okay… let me be honest.It was my brother.(And no, I won’t call any names—but he does  have dimples.) The last time he acknowledged