"The forgiving state of mind is a magnetic power for attracting good."
Catherine Ponder

You will experience betrayal of one kind or another At some point in your life . At such times, when you are feeling hurt, anger, disappointment, guilt and a host of other negative emotions, forgiving may be the last thing on your mind. Yet, when you don't forgive, you harbour these negative emotions. They fester and can become even more dangerous to you than the original betrayal.

These negative emotions create blocks which have a negative impact on every area of your life including your health and the level of success you achieve in life. However, when you understand the Law of Forgiveness ,you understand that forgiving is liberating and expansive. As …show more content…
He was riding the crest of a wave.

Then in 1998 that wave came crashing down.

Bartmann's former business partner committed fraud that sent their company, Commercial Financial Services (CFS), into a tailspin and bankruptcy. Even although the business partner told the prosecutors that he had acted independently and without Bartmann's knowledge, the US Attorney General, John Ashcroft indicted Bill Bartmann on 57 counts of fraud.

His finances in ruins and his reputation now in tatters, Bartmann began the long defense process. The trial took place 5 years later and lasted 2 months.

To make matters worse, the law firm that Bartmann hired to represent him quit on the day the trial was due to start. His request for a period of 2 weeks to appoint new attorneys was denied. So Bartmann represented himself.

The government called 53 witnesses and produced over 1,000 exhibits. Bartmann didn't call a single witness. Nor did he produce any exhibits. However, he did cross-examine one witness - someone from the treasury department.

You see, the whole case turned on a single document and the date on that document. Was the date accurate or had the document been …show more content…
Bartmann had not seen this report prior to the trial.

When the jury heard this evidence it was a matter of case closed. The jury unanimously acquitted Bill Bartmann of all 57 counts.

Bill Bartmann was a free man but the cost of this trial had been enormous. It had caused the demise of CFS along with the jobs of 3,900 people. And Bartmann had to file for bankruptcy.

So he had much to be bitter, even angry, about. However, he decided to forgive all those who had wronged him. One of the toughest acts of forgiveness was forgiving John Ashcroft - the man who indicted him despite having evidence that proved his innocence.

Bartmann was away giving a speech when he discovered that John Ashcroft was due to be in town the next day as part of his book signing tour. So he decided to stay an extra day so he could meet him in person.

At the book signing, like the others present, Bartmann had to wear a name tag so he wrote on his "Hello my name is Bill".

When it was his turn at the book signing desk John Ashcroft greeted