For example, you could say: "I'm sorry that I snapped at you yesterday. I feel embarrassed and ashamed by the way I acted." Your words need to be sincere and authentic . Be honest with yourself, and with the other person, about why you want to apologize.
It is the act of asking for forgiveness — the humility, the act of detaching ourselves from our pride and recognizing that we all make mistakes — that tames our raw emotions. My mistakes and my emotions will always be there on the surface.
I'm terribly sorry for everything, my intention was to never hurt you at all. Please let me know if there's anything at all that I can do to make it up to you. We both know that I'm not great with words, but I know I've completely messed up and just want to say that I'm so sorry.
I (want to) sincerely apologize. A formal and polite way to say you're sorry. I'd like to apologize for how I reacted/behaved. Apologize in a formal manner or for something very serious.
Tell the person you're sorry for what you did, even if it wasn't on purpose.
Own what you did without trying to explain it away. It takes away from an apology if you follow up with an excuse or explanation for why you did what you did.
Please accept my sincere apologies for this. The company deeply regrets this situation and asks everyone affected to accept our sincere apologies. Lycett has offered his sincere apologies to the original artist, citing the incident as unintentional.
The Empathetic Apology is a four-part process designed to help the offender take ownership of the offense, empathize with the offended, apologize for the offense, and then ask for forgiveness.
Yet I am genuinely sorry to leave our merry band. And it is understood the player appeared genuinely sorry for his use of language and is writing personally to the woman who complained. The internet presents great temptations and he sounds genuinely sorry.
In my book, The Language of Love and Respect, I address these issues specifically in the Appendix entitled "Forgiving - but also Confronting - the Three A's: Adultery, Abuse, and Addiction." Also in this book, I include a chapter on Good Will vs Evil Will, and Forgiveness.
Responsibility: Accept what has happened and show yourself compassion. Remorse: Use guilt and remorse as a gateway to positive behaviour change. Restoration: Make amends with whomever you're forgiving, even if it's yourself. Renewal: Learn from the experience and grow as a person.
