Stop committing apologicide now! (Pt. 2)

(This is Part 2 of a two part series entitled How NOT to Apologize To Someone.)

 

Taking right up where we left off in Part 1:

 

But what if the other person did do something idiotic that caused you to pop off? It doesn’t matter. You are responsible only for your own behavior, not the behavior of others.

 

Do you want to know what happens when you take full responsibility for your behavior in an apology?

 

It wins you respect from the injured party. They feel like they can look you in the eye and smile again. And if they had any part in causing you to behave poorly, sometimes, they will be moved to apologize to you.

 

But you have to begin by taking responsibility for your actions first. You have to realize that the only person you can control is yourself. When you lose control of yourself there is only one person to be blamed: you.

 

This is the mindset that stands behind every sincere apology and every sincere man and woman. With it comes a calm power few people possess.

 

One of the marks of those who have attained this power is their quickness to apologize…for it does not hurt them to do so anymore. Rather, what hurts them is the thought of hurting others.

 

To sum up what you’ve heard in this series:

 

  • Don’t ever justify your behavior to the person you’re apologizing to.

 

  • Genuine apologies can restore good will between parties instantaneously.

 

  • The only person in the world you can control is yourself.  Therefore, take full responsibility for your actions and leave others to cope with theirs.

 

You can find cards to express your sincere apologies in at the link below:

 

https://gracearant.com/product-category/all-cards/just-because-cards/ 

 

To your card giving,

 

Grace Arant