They are just five words. But they may be the most powerful words in the English language. Those five little words will change anger to joy. They will change confrontation to conciliation. They will inject new life into relationships that have gone dead. Yet they seem to be incredibly difficult for most of us to say.
The words are “I’m sorry. I was wrong.” I suppose the reason they are so hard to say is because we don’t believe we are wrong. Maybe we feel that giving in is a sign of weakness, vulnerability. What we need to understand is that relationships are not, or at least shouldn’t be, a competition. Nobody should be keeping score.
Instead of escalating a disagreement, try those five words. You may find they change everything.
Amen