
YSL EMPOWERMENT – The Power of Apologizing:
All rights reserved March, 2015 by Rev. Dr. Sheila Walker
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How to give a sincere and heartfelt apology is simple … it should not:
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Have “but clauses” that places blame and guilt
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Explain away one’s own responsibility in the situation
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Overlook the hurt and pain the issue caused
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Be given without asking for forgiveness
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Exclude an assurance of not recurring
The instructions above are completely necessary for a sincere apology based
its meaning and intention. When we apologize we’re actually:
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Showing regret
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Confessing
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Making an admission of guilt
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Asking for forgiveness
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Showing contrition
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Needing to win back favor
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Trying to reconcile or mend
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Showing love and concern
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Pleasing God