I never intended to stop asking for forgiveness, I do that and always will, but what I intended to stop and feel I’ve made evident progress in stopping is the business of saying “I’m sorry” for everything when either a)it’s not my fault and b)there is a better way of expressing it. Now, if I feel empathy I don’t say “I’m sorry” instead I say “I understand” – it’s much better… even when I do feel that I should ask for someone’s forgiveness I instead will either ask for forgiveness or state that “I apologize” somehow it’s not construed the same as saying “I’m sorry” – I don’t know what it is about those two words “I’m sorry” but whenever you say that people take it to mean that you think you’re a sorry son of a b, that you’re weak and taking blame for everything. Words are powerful, changing how I express myself is important. That’s what I’ve learned.