Welcome to the Olympia Forgiveness Project!

It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Blog of the Olympia Forgiveness Project. This project will explore the methods and practices of forgiveness that are accessible to all and we will collect stories of forgiveness from people in the Greater Olympia Community who have found a way to let go of their emotional pain and find peace.

We will see how people are discovering the gift, art and science of forgiveness both around the world and in our own backyard.

We offer retreats, workshops or individual consultations around the topics that touch forgiveness. We speak in schools, churches, 12 step gatherings, and offer testimony to our legislators on the needs and benefits of forgiveness.

We will pay special attention to veterans, alcoholics/addicts, Native Americans, the homeless and victims of domestic violence...but we will share and experience the hopes and practices of experiences of all.

Given the turbulance of our times, we believe that individuals, groups and nations are in need of practices of forgiveness and we hope to uncover and share them for the benefit of all.

May you know the peace and blessings of forgiveness today.

Dr. David James

The Olympia Forgiveness Project

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Crossing the Bridge Together: Lessons of Forgiveness from Vietnam

The Olympia Forgiveness Project


Invites you to


"Crossing the Bridge Together:
Lessons of Forgiveness from Vietnam."

Sunday, August 5th at 12:00 p.m. (Noon)

Olympia Capitol Campus

Vietnamese War Memorial


This event is an opportunity for American Veterans of the Vietnam Conflict and Vietnamese people who were present during the conflict to share lessons of forgiveness they have learned.

This will be a time of mutual respect, sharing and listening and a brief ceremony to celebrate lessons learned, perspective gained and community built. This is not a political event, but rather an opportunity to learn from each other and remember the challenges of the Vietnam Conflict through the eyes of another.

After some introductory remarks anyone who has learned something about forgiveness from their time in Vietnam will be invited to step up "to the mike" and share.

We will begin the event at 1200 (Noon) in the grassy area near the Vietnam War Memorial at the Capitol Campus and we anticipate that (depending on the size of the gathering) we will be together for an hour or so.



Questions- Dr. David James, 360-789-1726




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