Often, we know we need to apologise, but something holds us back. We view it as giving in and maybe a sign of weakness. On the contrary, it takes strength to apologise, and finding the clarity and courage to do so is powerful.

Apologising dissolves our ego. We learn to be true to others and ourselves. It forces us to hold a mirror to ourselves and learn to accept where we have been wrong. Unknowingly,  we open the gateway for change once we accept ourselves with all our faults and anchor our life to the principle – ‘what is right, not who is right.’

It mends broken bridges and fixes strained relationships. Big doors swing on small hinges, and relationships often get fixed with a small apology.

Hurts are healed with a simple sorry. All someone may be waiting for is a simple acknowledgement that they were wronged, and we reached out. Nothing compares to healing a hurting heart.

Sometimes we genuinely feel we are not at fault and are not the one who needs to apologise. As long as we know that someone is living with hurt and maybe a burden of hatred, we need to open these difficult conversations. Opening conversations that maybe we may have unknowingly hurt someone can well open closed hearts and minds.

Our willingness and ability will come when we look at an apology, not as a weakness but as a way of saying that I am not perfect and have made a mistake. Our humility and being comfortable with our vulnerabilities become our strength.

Our wealth, position, overcoming challenges, and finding success may give us a lot of worldly power. But our true power will come when we find it in ourselves to reach out to that someone we know we need to, with a simple apology.

(Picture – Lake Titisee, Germany)