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

Apology calls for a willingness to sacrifice on behalf of the wronged party and the inherent value of the relationship, not for what it brings to you but for what you can bring to it.

Apology sends the clearest signal that we have the strength of character to reconcile ourselves with the truth.

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

You don't have to see eye-to-eye to walk hand-in-hand. You just have to want to go in the same direction.

Apology is the practice of extending ourselves because we value the relationship more than we value the need to be right.

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.