Monday, April 19, 2010

Common Decency - It's Free

On a slightly more disgruntled note.

I have been feeling irritated by this annoying trait that keeps gravitating towards me. This time it has possessed  the most surprising of hosts.

The bug of the lack of decency.

I’ve been working (real hard) at letting go of expectations. Because its liberating, not only for me, but for you too. It frees my mind and alleviates the cropping up of the emotion of disappointment. It frees you, it gives your soul true freedom. My take anyway.

But lately I’ve realised that letting go of expectations comes with a high price tag dangling from its ankle.

It means that I have to take any old morsels of manners and love that come my way. It’s hard when you KNOW people have more to give than the 3rd grade scraps I have to lap up.

Here are a few guidelines to avoid giving my skin this rash:

If I text you, call you, email you and you cant respond. Do so when you eventually get a chance to even if it means sending me a PLS CALL ME – honestly its not THAT embarrassing and I won’t judge you for it.

If PLS CALL ME’s are too hard to send – smoke signals shall suffice.

If you can’t make it to do something, tell me. Don’t let me connect the dots.

Make it up to me if you do mess up. Flowers, cash & good experiences gladly accepted.

Say “Please”, “Thank you” and “Sorry” where necessary. I shall kindly spell I out below

"Please" – if you would like something use it before you request or after (Just slot it in there somewhere)

"Thank you" – once your request has been met it should be used, or if a nice gesture is shown it is used to show gratitude

"Sorry" – if you have done something wrong and would like forgiveness, this word kind of helps.


If you have to print this guide to help you remember. Do so. Here it is - It's free.

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