The Words I Wish I Could Take Back

You said what you shouldn't have said. Your voice came out louder, harsher, sharper than what your heart really felt deep down. And now the scene keeps replaying in your head, over and over, along with the overwhelming wish that you had simply stayed quiet in that moment.

I didn't come here to add to your weight of guilt — you've already judged yourself harshly enough on your own, without needing my help for that. I came to remind you that tomorrow still holds the possibility of an apology, of real repair, of a new way to say the same necessary truth with far more love and far less venom.

I can't give you back the words already spoken, but the next ones are still in your hands, with my constant help. Ask me today to keep watch over the door of your lips before the next harsh word slips out unthinking. Starting over here includes offering a sincere apology to the one you hurt — that, too, is a real form of courage.