respect + compassion + mutual responsibility
past challenge
Winter 2010-2011 Challenge -
It's Never Too Late to Say "I'm Sorry"
This challenge was simple. Just say you are sorry to someone you owe an apology to. Make it sincere and you may even find you have mended a relationship. Also we are encouraging everyone to be open and receptive to any apologies that come your way. Good feelings can abound when you say "I'm sorry" and/or "I accept your apology".
Winter 2010 Challenge - It's Never Too Late to Say "I'm Sorry"
1/22/11 9:30pm
I always overextend myself. It never seems to fail, and in the process, I let people down. I know this is not a good thing, but I have an inability to see how much I'm putting on my plate before it's already on there. To those I've let down, I'd like to say I'm sorry.
1/9/11 4:38pm
This was an instance when someone said sorry to me. I was driving the other day and someone cut me off. I was getting mad and all set to make an angry face/gesture as I passed them. But as I passed the person driving the car turned and gave me (what looked like a sincere) I'm sorry look - while he mouthed "Im sorry". It totally took my by surprise and took the anger right out of me!
12/7/10 8:57pm
In seventh grade, one of my friends and I had a falling out. We said some not-very-nice things to each other, although I was mostly on the giving end. Our friendship ended right then and there, and we didn't speak for over two years. Over the summer, I finally apologized to her for everything that had happened and everything I had said. Even though it had been so long ago, I still remembered our fight and it hurt me every time I saw her. I'm so glad that we fixed everything, and although we aren't as close as we used to be, we are friends again.
12/6/10 3:38pm
Last week I was reading my emails and a family member was trying to influence my career decisions even though I made it very clear I had no intention of pursuing the career she thought I would be best suited for. Immediately after this email a friend sent me an uplifting, positive encouraging message, unfortunately I allowed my frustrations to spill over and I took my frustrations out on my friend without any cause. The next day I apologized and explained why I acted the way I did. My friend accepted my apology and assured me that he only sent the email to cheer me up not dictate how to run my life. I'm glad I didn't wait too long to apologize, it might have jeopardized my friendship.
12/2/10 8:26am
The other night I was having one of those bad parenting moments when you let your anger get the best of you and you 'react' rather than 'act'. Although I wasn't able to stop myself and prevent the situation, I did sincerely apologize to my child as soon as I had calmed down. While it's never good for a child to see their parent "lose it", I wonder if having them see that we all make mistakes and then express how truly sorry we are, isn't beneficial in some way too?