Courtesy!

​Courtesy: A little oil of courtesy will save a lot of friction.
            Courtesy seems like simple common sense, doesn’t it? However, we seem to live in a world now where common sense isn’t so common anymore! That makes me so sad. Showing courtesy is not a huge deal that takes planning and preparation; it’s the simple little acts of life that make another’s day better. If a man holds the door open to let me in a store, I make sure to thank him for his courtesy. It brings a smile to both our faces, and takes about 10 seconds more out of our day. When someone drops something and I pick it up and return it to them, they smile and are grateful. It makes us both smile, and takes about 10 seconds out of our day.
            Courtesy comes in many forms: listening instead of talking over someone else, waiting to start dessert until everyone is served, allowing someone with 2 items to go in front of your full cart at the checkout, saying please and thank you. These are things that I used to take for granted because that’s what my parents expected from me. But as I look and watch and listen, it’s harder to find such acts of courtesy. We need to get back to the basics; when we show courtesy it does something in our spirits for both the giver and the receiver. What are ways that you can be courteous this week? 
...Oh, and by the way - thank you for taking the time to read my blogs!! :0)

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