Thought for the Day: Earlier this week I reposted an article, Sorry May Be The Hardest Word In Any Language, on why learning to apologize is vital to healthy relationships. One of my readers, María Gilbert
noted that
"there are some apologies that we don't hear, and yet they're the loudest."Maria was speaking about times when people's remorseful behavior is an attempt to apologize. However, her comment made me think about the times when someone apologizes to us, but we fail to hear them. My previous blogpost addressed the importance of owning your mistakes and apologizing, but what are the hidden dangers of not hearing apologies? The title of this post is intentionally ambiguous. In addition to the possibility of not hearing a sincere apology when it is given, it also refers to holding a grudge when apologies are not forthcoming. Both can cause serious harm to our mental health. Read on to see the hidden dangers of not hearing apologies...
