SORRY!

 

 

A simple 5 letter word that has the power to heal scars, that can act as a balm to emotional wounds.
 
 
 
For most of us though the word rings empty.
 
 
 
It loses its power if not followed by actions that show the person is truly feeling remorseful.



"Would 'sorry' have made any difference? Does it ever? It's just a word. One word against a thousand actions.”


― Sarah Ockler, Bittersweet
 
 
 
And most often than not we never hear that word. We wait and we wish - caught in a loop of our own making.
 
 
 
We expect apologies, for we feel we have been wronged, we want the person to admit they were wrong. We want to feel vindicated.
 
 
 
But it never happens. Maybe because they believe they have not wronged us.
 
 

It is then that we get caught in an endless cycle of resentment, unmet expectations and emotional overload.
 

 
We let our wounds fester, we let them eat away and gnaw at our peace of mind, unwilling to let go of our bitterness.
 
 

We imprison ourselves in our own anger and conflicting emotions.
 
 

Admit it - the only person we are hurting here is ourselves.
 
 

The SORRY we are expecting is never going to come.
 


A simple and heartfelt APOLOGY can do wonders to mend relationships.



But if the apology doesn't come remember:



“Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.”

― Robert Brault

 
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"Sometimes people don’t say sorry.
 
 
Sometimes people don’t believe they were wrong.
 
 
But that doesn’t matter.
 
 
Apologies aren’t what vindicate you—you vindicate yourself.
 
 
Don’t wait for someone to apologise and hold a grudge against them until they do.
 
 
You know why?
 
 
Because the person that feels the wrath of your anger, frustration, and hatred is you.
 
 
Those hostile feelings, emotions, and thoughts pulsate through your bloodstream like venomous poison, and you become the host keeping that poison alive.
 
 
Rather than waiting for an apology, or expecting one to come, realize it may never happen and that’s okay.
 
 
Because your life and happiness don’t depend on someone else saying sorry.
 
 
Your life and happiness depend on you and no one else."
 
 
Forgiveness is the final step in the healing process.
 
 
--Antasha Durbin

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