It's just so hard to say those words and really mean it. I think it often has to do with feeling guilty, being defensive, or just plain being mean. I know that when someone calls you on something you did to hurt their feelings, it is even harder to apologize. So much for grace and humility, eh?
Many times my inability to apologize stems from the that deep rooted feeling of being right most of the time. Really? Yep I just wrote that. I feel that I am usually right.
The thing that I often forget is that it truly doesn't matter if I was right or if I feel the person mistakenly attributed my words to something I did not mean them, or if I feel that what I said was taken out of context....the reality is that it only matters how that person felt and feels now.
That, my friends, is probably why it is so hard to apologize. It takes humility, sincerity, and clarity of thought. You also have to place someone's feelings before your own.
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