Hey, thanks for showing up. I'm Lisa Whittle and welcome to the Jesus Over Everything

show, affectionately known as Joe, where this season it is all about truth-telling, finding the good,

and showing up for our lives today no matter what has happened, even yesterday.

Okay, listen, have you ever been in a position with someone you might

consider what I call an impasse? Meaning, you have come to a place that neither of you is going to

budge? What about when it comes to offering an apology? It's a tough one, right? The truth is,

it's hard to apologize, and it's really hard to be the one to apologize first.

But let me tell you something. When you do, it brings an incredible amount of freedom.

Stick with me. I'm going to go behind the scenes with this from Chapter 9 in the hard goods,

saying I'm sorry first, talking about the power of first apology. If you're in, I'm in,

so let's get into it.

Thank you. If you're in, I'm in, so let's get into it. Hey, first, a quick thank you to my partner, Dwell.

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translation that you prefer. Dwell is incredible. I listen to it almost every morning. Link to Dwell

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sign up for our partner discount today. So here's what I write in the hard good in chapter nine.

Here's what I know. The longer you wait to apologize to someone, the harder it will get.

I can be ready to apologize to my husband one minute, but if I wait two, I might talk myself out of

it altogether. I will think of at least one thing he still owes me an apology for, and in

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