Students typically have to write
letters of apology for even minor infractions - being late, say, or forgetting to wear the complete uniform.
«My shoes were sent home on the plane,» he said in his acceptance remarks by way
of apology for wearing sneakers.
The efficacy or relative importance of these five
ways of apology varies from person to person.
Hopefully, we won't need as many letters
of apology in our professional — or even personal — lives.
The editors include a funny little
note of apology to readers who might be offended by the strength of the argument.
I noticed it runs rampant across my fellow bloggers as well — and endless string
of apologies as to why we haven't been able to post regularly, respond to comments fast enough.
This comes out of everyone's mouth at one point or another in a
form of apology for our work.
Especially useful is the chapter that helps readers learn which
language of apology feels most sincere to them.
In many cases, the companies issued a
sort of apology in tandem with their diversity reports.
After almost giving up hope, I got a reply by e-mail that was
full of apology for the delay and gave me exactly the news I had been hoping for.
Just as you have a different love language, you also hear and express the words and
gestures of apology in a different language.
For the government, this requires that the views of the stolen generations should be given prominence in determining the key
elements of the apology.
He sits, trailing a cloud
of apologies about delayed cab drivers and bad traffic, and orders a coffee.
The Australian community's contemporary responsibility and the
significance of apology are thematic in these responses.
The more heartfelt a politician's apology for legitimate wrongdoing, the more likely a
clip of the apology will appear in an opponent's attack ad.
But I know that if I have a letter
of apology ready to go, admitting to feeling embarrassed, the position will eventually be mine.
Instead we have had, at least in some quarters, a weak, embarrassed
set of apologies, polite excuses for the Christian faith.
The
quality of his apology, which is lukewarm at best and in which he fails to actually come to terms with what he did, isn't a great first step.
Often couples have to balance a need for disclosure in the
process of apology and reconciliation and the danger of too much detail.
Sharing with your partner the root of your anger leads you both towards a more productive conversation, the
possibility of apology, and meaningful repair behaviors.
For most, one or two ways speaks more deeply of genuine sincerity than others and is therefore more likely to be effective in achieving the ultimate
goals of apology — forgiveness and reconciliation.
This is not the
kind of apology I'm referring to when I talk about sincere regret for action.
But by
way of apology (and until I can come up with a good paleo frosting), here's a link to a paleo frosting recipe.
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