"I would like to apologize" may sound like an apology, but it is no more an actual apology than saying "I would like to lose weight" makes you suddenly slimmer.

Apology is the most courageous gesture we can make to ourselves.

Progress occurs one apology at a time.

No apology is equal to the task set before it.

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

"I would like to apologize" may sound like an apology, but it is no more an actual apology than saying "I would like to lose weight" makes you suddenly slimmer.

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