How to Apologize

“If we cannot handle the small things between us, how will we be able to handle the big things?” -- Mia Mingus

This has been a high-apology year for me: I apologized to someone I worked with 20 years ago for not paying her on time. I apologized to friends I haven’t seen in decades for not calling when their baby was born. I apologized to my mother for things she says she doesn’t remember, but have haunted me. 

Last night, I apologized to my partner after I made a…