8 Ways To Stop The Sorry Cycle

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We've all heard the phrases, " Sorry seems to be the hardest word, " and

" Love means never having to say you're sorry, " but what do they really

mean?

 

If sorry really is the hardest word, then why do people say it so

frequently? While love means never doing something to ever have to say

you're sorry, situations happen and people get hurt.

 

If you find yourself repeatedly saying, " Sorry, " hoping that it will

absolve you, then you have to look at your behavior. If there is no

feeling behind your words, then they are empty and meaningless.

 

So how can you rectify your behavior and stop the sorry cycle?

 

1. Admit you made a mistake. Taking responsibility is a huge step in

rehabbing your sorry cycle. Without admission, there is no resolution.

 

2. Write an apology letter. Even if you don't send it. Write it all

down. Write your view of the situation and how it made you feel. Get

all of the feelings out of your heart and all of the noise out of your

head.

 

3. Forgive yourself. No matter how bad the mistake was, it doesn't do

any good to beat yourself up. You can't go forward if you don't

apologize to yourself.

 

4. Don't let one mistake lead to other mistakes. Learn from your

mistakes. Mistakes of the past should be left in the past. Don't let

one cloud darken the whole sky.

 

5. Don't badmouth the other person. Don't get lost in the blame game.

No one is to blame. Sometimes two people just make mistakes with each

other. It doesn't mean they are bad people, it just means that they

are not right for each other.

 

6. Karma can be as bitter as salt or as sweet as sugar. Everything

that happened was supposed to happen. We don't have to like it or

understand it, but it had to happen for the better.

 

7. Accept what has happened. Accept it in your heart and Soul and move

on gracefully. Get rid of the emotional debris.

 

8. Find out what is missing. If you feel empty, find out what is

missing from your life and fill it yourself before you expect someone

else to fill it for you. Learn how to make yourself happy.

 

(Taken from the website http://soulmeetsworld.com/)