{"id":734,"date":"2011-06-11T06:49:31","date_gmt":"2011-06-11T10:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/activistfaith\/?p=734"},"modified":"2011-06-10T13:01:12","modified_gmt":"2011-06-10T17:01:12","slug":"say-im-sorry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/activistfaith\/2011\/06\/say-im-sorry.html","title":{"rendered":"Say &#8220;I&#8217;m Sorry&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the hardest things a person ever has to say is &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also one of the most important things we can ever do.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve wronged someone and have yet to apologize, stop what you&#8217;re doing and do so now.<\/p>\n<p>The best part is that it will not only help the other person; apologizing will also help you.<\/p>\n<p>+++<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dillonburroughs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>DILLON BURROUGHS<\/strong><\/a> is an author, activist, and co-founder of Activist Faith. Dillon served     in Haiti following the epic 2010 earthquake and has investigated    modern  slavery in the US and internationally. His books include\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Undefending-Christianity\/Dillon-Burroughs\/e\/9780736937023\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Undefending Christianity<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/search.barnesandnoble.com\/Not-in-My-Town\/Dillon-Burroughs\/e\/9781596693012\/?itm=3\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Not in My Town<\/em><\/a> (with Charles J. Powell), and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Thirst-No-More-OneYear-Devotional\/dp\/1596693126\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1305121836&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Thirst No More<\/em> <\/a>(October). 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