Manners and Etiquette | Lou Learns to Adult

A little while back, I was surfing through Facebook and I noticed that a friend had just published his first book. Being one of my goals, I was excited instantly and I had to find out more.

I sent him a message to ask about it, and wouldn’t you know it, it sounded almost identical to the reason I started this blog. I was on Amazon within minutes and I’m pretty sure I was the first one EVER to buy his book. I’m going to say I am, cause you can’t prove that I’m not.

A few days later, “Notes to My Son: Parts 1-10” by Chad Carlson was in my hands. I couldn’t wait to read it. I love the lessons that he so thoughtfully captured. Lessons that will help guide his son (and all who read it) through the journey of this life.

Continue reading “Meet My Friend Chad.”

Here are a few things that I think you should do to be a good human. If you’re happy with being a horrible person, move along, this isn’t for you. And while you’re at it, keep moving until you’re far away from the rest of us.

Etiquette, or Eh-tee-qwah-tay as The Boy likes to call it, is something that seems to have been thrown by the wayside by a good percentage of people. Not all of you, settle down. Instead of trying to figure out why some people are not nice, let’s focus on things that nice people do so we can hopefully pass it on down.

Where do we start? Empathy. What exactly is empathy? I Googled it, and found that it’s putting yourself in someone else’s shoes. Not just wearing their shoes, but really feeling what it’s like to have those shoes on. Whether they feel good or they pinch your toes a little, or you need to get them off immediately because they’re suddenly two sizes too small (or basically, me wearing high heels).

As someone who is extremely empathetic, let me tell you, it is hard work. But so worth it. Next time you have to deal with someone, give it a try, and see what happens.

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