When we apologize we end our struggle with history.

Apologies have more power than most of us realize to restore strained relationships, free us from vengeful impulses, and create possibilities for growth.

Apology is not for the faint of heart, but then, neither is life.

Apology may start as a feeling, a desire to make matters right, but it requires a commitment to move that desire into practice, to actually take on the great courageous task of showing compassion to others.

When we apologize we end our struggle with history.

Accepting the apology signals the acknowledgment of a need to move forward, but not necessarily together.

We value apology in the abstract, but turn our backs on it in practice.