The perfect apology: Myth or reality

by James Vandenburg

Apologies Accepted Because none of us acts the way we wish we would all of the time, there will always be a need for sincere apologies. And, here, sincerity is everything. Once you can fake that, you've got it made. By ...read more

by Adriana Rojas

First of all there is no such thing as a perfect apology lets be real, we can apologize, but there is no apology that is perfect. But there is a sincere apology, if you are sincere with the other person of whom you'v...read more

by The Sparrow

Is there such a thing as a perfect apology? My first reaction to this question was, yes. Then as I explored it further in my mind and attempted to express my feelings about it, I came to the conclusion that I was wrong. Th...read more

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by Beth Burns

I think the perfect apology is a myth. Most of life's bumps and bruises I get through just fine with or without an apology. We all understand we are humans and we goof up sometimes, so most of the time I shrug things off...read more

by Gail Kavanagh

On February 13, 2008, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made a gesture unprecedented in human history. He apologized, on behalf of all Australians, for the ``laws and policies of successive Parliaments and governments t...read more

by E. Rae Fallesen

Apologizing perfectly is fairly easy in theory. In early childhood we mastered it but somewhere along the we way lost it. It isn't too late to learn again. If you've done wrong and you care, it is time to make the myth a ...read more

by Duane Kuehn

Hold on to your seats; don't be afraid, it is the biggest most fantastic colossal most astonishing thing you have ever seen. From the supernatural cosmos to your hometown, you won't believe it's real until you see it. Wh...read more

by Linda L Kinyon

We are all human and we all make mistakes. There are times where we make more than our share of mistakes and the only thing we can do is to humbly admit our transgression and apologize. This is a very scary position ...read more

by April Poe

To the man who used to love me, There were certain things i should have had the strength to say over the years but now i find myself regretting my silence. I need you to know exactly what is weighing on my heart ...read more

by nymfnmbus

BEHIND DREAMS In the midst of fantasy and reality Lies the desire to find The virtue of turning sunset to sunrise For when darkness starts to cover The drop of light Every single hope seems to vanish With thoughts...read more

by Shellluvsjc

Apologies are a necessary part of life. They may not be perfect, but they are necessary. None of us would be in any kind of relationship if we never apologized for anything. Let's face it, we all make mistakes. An apology ...read more

by Angela S. Young

A great book was written on this subject by Gary Chapman and Jennifer Thomas They contend that there are 5 languages of apology, and that when we don't use the language of the person we are apologizing to, they are unable...read more

by Carol Noble

Many people fail to apologise when they have committed an offense of some form, legal, ethical, or moral. This brings much misery to the victims because their hurt by the offensive action has not been acknowledged. But...read more

by Mark Young

The apology is only what the person offering it intends it to be. The expression does come in different degrees of importance in its most simplistic or complicated form. Think of the transgression that warranted the apol...read more

by Carmen Henesy

"To Err Is Human, To Forgive Divine" I don't know who is responsible for that idiom but it seems to come up repeatedly in life. We, mortals, seem to be capable of constant error and those words, "I'm sorry" are uttered,...read more

by Mark Dykeman

If there was a magic formula that would let me create the perfect apology ever single time that I needs one, I'd give blood to get it. Unfortunately, apologies are those kinds of things that either flow freely, rooted in ...read more

by Peter Akermann

THE CRY OF THE APOLOGY FOR INJUSTICE. The American Judicial system (laws,interpretations of the laws,personal contribution of the lawyers,overzealous prosecutors,using fraudulent facts,and many more,the list is open fo...read more

by Devin Harris

The perfect apology is a myth if there ever was one. First of all, one must genuinely regret what they have done before they can truthfully speak the words of an apology; to be sorry for something is an internal realizatio...read more

by Amanda Gottsch

Is there really such a thing as a perfect apology? Or has society used and abused apology's so much that a "perfect" apology may not even exist anymore. Is an apology a simple saying to get yourself out of whatever hole yo...read more

by Ablaze

An apology is an act where the mind speaks more than what your words do.It is a consequence of emotional trigger within your mind.It implies that the perfect apology need not be a virtual thing but it could be the most val...read more