How often do we hear an apology accompanied by:<\/p>\n
“but I was PMSing.”
\n“but I’d been drinking.”
\n“but I’ve had a rough day.”
\n“but I was distracted.”<\/p>\n
I was thinking of it because of course, I’m vain enough to do that — to make excuses for myself and why a behavior I didn’t like in myself wasn’t “really so bad”.<\/p>\n
What would things look like, I wonder, if we developed the courage to face our choices in behavior to the point where we can say, “Yes, I did X thing. I don’t like it that I did it, and I’m sorry I did it. I’ll try in the future to correct that behavior and not do it again.”? (If we’re really sorry about our behavior, of course!)<\/p>\n
In doing that though, I don’t mean saying, “I’m an awful person and I did X”. I mean facing it without self recrimination, but simple acknowledgment, accompanied by any apology you feel necessary and a sincere desire to correct it.<\/p>\n
Serenely accepting imperfection and still trying without slacking, I think, can be hard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
How often do we hear an apology accompanied by: “but I was PMSing.” “but I’d been drinking.” “but I’ve had a rough day.” “but I was distracted.” I was thinking of it because of course, I’m vain enough to do that — to make excuses for myself and why a behavior I didn’t like in … <\/p>\n