“Sorry” is for sorry people

Wyatt says this phrase all the time and I love it but I don’t think enough people understand the meaning behind it. Sorry is for sorry people. An apology without action is just words, meaningless. I can apologize to the moon and back and mean it but do nothing to learn or grow from my mistake and then go on to do it again because I didn’t learn from the experience. Many of us know “sorry people” and some of us are “sorry people”, but knowing is the first step to change if you want it to be. This doesn’t mean don’t apologize when you’re wrong or if an apology is owed. It means owning you’re mistake, acknowledging it, and taking the necessary steps to avoid doing the same thing again. I’m sorry I did blank and that it made you feel blank next time I will blank. Fill it in, but don’t apologize just to appease the other party, if you don’t feel what you did was wrong or if you feel what you did or said was misinterpreted take a breath and explain why you did what you did or what you meant by it. I’m sorry I don’t think I got my message across right, what I meant was blank. Fill it in. You are wholly responsible for your own thoughts, feelings, and actions. However you cannot control how other people choose to react. Look at your situation objectively, if you think you could’ve handled it better apologize and give it another go; but if you think you nailed it and the other party wasn’t receptive, move on. Don’t dwell on what has been or what could’ve been instead focus on how we positively move forward from here. The true mark of maturity it being able to acknowledge when you’re wrong and grow from it.