Accepting the apology signals ...

Accepting the apology signals the acknowledgment of a need to move forward, but not necessarily together.
 John Kador

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We value apology in the abstract, but turn our backs on it in practice.
 John Kador
When I accept an apology it means that the part in me that honors our relationship honors the part in you that honors our relationship.
 John Kador
Apology may start as a feeling, a desire to make matters right, but it requires a commitment to move that desire into practice, to actually take on the great courageous task of showing compassion to others.
 John Kador