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SORRY , SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD
WORDWORM ’ S MISSION
As pop legend Elton John once sang , ‘ Sorry , seems to be the hardest word ’. And he ’ s right ! ( Oh I don ’ t know , ‘ Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ’ is much , much harder , ed ). Apologising can be excruciatingly hard to do – for some people physically getting the word ‘ sorry ’ out of their mouths can be a challenge ! If you suffer with saying sorry difficulties but you really do need to say it , then why not put pen to paper and write a truly fantastic sorry letter instead ? Often seeing feelings written in black and white can be more meaningful – they can ’ t easily be forgotten or taken back . So , swallow that pride and get ready to apologise !
GET STARTED
STEP 1 :
Get straight down to business . Apologise . ‘ I am sorry for _____’. PHEW . Feel better ? The hardest part is done ! Don ’ t over-complicate things here – the important thing is you ’ re sorry , and you ’ re saying it . Easy so far , right ?
STEP 2 :
It ’ s great that you ’ ve said sorry ( yay you !), and now this next part may feel a little uncomfortable . It ’ s time to properly accept responsibility for what you ’ ve done , and show that you understand how your actions made your friend feel . Demonstrating that you know this can be incredibly helpful for both parties . You can begin to reconnect once these feelings have been acknowledged .
ACTIVITY SKILLS 30 Minutes
DIFFICULTY
YOU WILL NEED
o Pen and paper or computer
o A mirror ( so you can take a good long look at yourself !)
STEP 3 :
You must now reflect on why it happened and consider how you can
avoid a repeat performance in the future . I know , I know , you ’ re feeling terrible now and that sucks – but writing this letter is a form of therapy
for both the wrong-doer and the recipient . Focus on the solution , not the problem and keep going – you ’ ve got this !
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