Thanks so much for writing. It's so good to think about such things at this time of year, so we go into the new year with a feeling of fresh possibility. And thinking about who we've hurt doesn't have to mean deliberate action. I realize that there are a couple of people I let fall by the wayside this year, and I'm sad about that and need to fix those situations as well.
The difficulty comes here: When admitting your truth (to yourself and others) then demands difficult changes in behavior to make sure the same thing doesn't happen again. Sometimes the apology is the easy part, and changing the habit is where we fall down.
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Monica,
Thanks so much for writing. It's so good to think about such things at this time of year, so we go into the new year with a feeling of fresh possibility. And thinking about who we've hurt doesn't have to mean deliberate action. I realize that there are a couple of people I let fall by the wayside this year, and I'm sad about that and need to fix those situations as well.
The difficulty comes here: When admitting your truth (to yourself and others) then demands difficult changes in behavior to make sure the same thing doesn't happen again. Sometimes the apology is the easy part, and changing the habit is where we fall down.
December 30, 2009 - 8:08amThis Comment
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