January 12, 2009PowerPhrase of the Week ~ Explanations, not apologies
For such a silly show, I get lots of PowerPhrases from Desperate Housewives. Recently, Eddie’s sweetheart was behaving strangely and aggressively. She tried to get him to open up about what was going on with him, and he struck out at her. When he went to apologize, she said,
- I don’t want an apology, I want an explanation. And if you can’t give me one, here’s what’s going to happen.
Sometimes simple apologies are enough. But other times, we need explanations. Stephen Covey says “To understand all is to forgive all.” But when people refuse to dialogue long enough and honestly enough to help us understand enough to really forgive, an apology can be paper over a problem that needs to be fixed. An apology can be a distraction from a cancer that needs serious treatment.
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