I keep thinking about a simple thing that was a large insight for me not too long ago, about how to apologize. I am not good at this.

The apology structure cycling in my mind right now is, "I am sorry that I am impatient and disrespectful and hurtful. In the future, I will try to be more patient, thoughtful, and respectful of your feelings. Can you forgive me?"

I need to practice this structure more, and I also need to read that book on forgiveness that my mother sent along recently.