I became a millionaire through forgiving ======================================== ![I became a millionaire through forgiving](https://vardags.com/images/pictures/_360/e7c4b89a47216ef8108c20e901843c1f.jpeg)Ahead of Global Forgiveness Day, Ayesha Vardag spoke to Emirates Woman magazine about the role forgiving took in her journey from her own divorce to running the UK's top family law firm. Reflecting on the humble beginnings of the firm, she said "*My home office was just a telephone line, a fax machine, my laptop and a long suffering off-site secretary who typed up my dictations in between school runs. So much had changed in my life over the previous few years, it was difficult to comprehend*." She continued "*It was very chaotic. Not just financially, but also emotionally. We were young and had been madly in love. We caused each other a lot of pain and found it impossible to forgive. We both had a lot of people persuading us to end the relationship, to give up on it, saying, repeatedly, "life's too short". We were trying to do it across two continents, while holding down jobs and looking after our children. It was heart-breaking for us both. We were a couple in crisis who needed help and support, and, instead, everyone was diving in to pull us apart permanently*." Finally, she concluded "*I may have made a wonderful career out of divorce, but it wasn't until I forgave my ex-husband that I could enjoy the present and move freely into my future*." "Ayesha Vardag - Britain's top divorce lawyer." ![The Huffington Post](https://vardags.com/images/logo/huffpost.png) "Ayesha Vardag - Woman of the Year"![GG2](https://vardags.com/images/logo/gg2-3.png) "Leading, Magic Circle law firm."Mr Justice Coleridge "A handful of firms dominate the so-called 'glamour' end of the market ... Vardags"The Times "One of the best divorce lawyers in the country"Marie Claire "Ayesha Vardag - 'diva of divorce' for the world's super rich" ![BBC](https://vardags.com/images/logo/bbc.png) "Dr Stephen Bence is a financial genius."Lewis Marks KC "Ayesha Vardag - the Queen of divorce"Daily Mail "Vardags brilliantly argued my case to a resounding victory"Pauline Chai (client) "Britain's top divorce lawyer" ![The Telegraph](https://vardags.com/images/logo/telegraph.png) Articles by John Oxley ---------------------- [Ending a same-sex marriage](https://vardags.com/posts/ending-sex-marriage "Ending a same-sex marriage") [Children's evidence: A balancing act](https://vardags.com/posts/children-evidence-balancing-act "Children's evidence: A balancing act") [I became a millionaire through forgiving](https://vardags.com/posts/became-millionaire-forgiving "I became a millionaire through forgiving") [Ayesha Vardag interviewed by European CEO](https://vardags.com/posts/ayesha-vardag-interviewed-european-ceo "Ayesha Vardag interviewed by European CEO") [London's Leading Role in Global Divorce](https://vardags.com/posts/london-international-divorce-market "Londons Leading Role in Global Divorce")