People are so caught up with technology, focused on performance, results, or themselves that the simple art of manners, a key component in successful human interaction, is forgotten much of the time.  Saying ”thank you” when someone does something for us, “please” when asking for a favor, or “sorry” when we made a mistake.  Simple, isn’t it.  Have you ever done a favor for a friend and they never even thanked you?  Then there are those who use this amazingly simple energetic equalizer as a power play, not saying sorry shows who is seemingly in control.  Does your boss apologize for his mistake when he caused the problem?

What if the cover of Vogue Magazine said:  “Manners are back!”   It would get our attention, wouldn’t it?  Well, they never really left,  just became an after-thought!  Saying thank you, please, or sorry, completes the circle of interaction, nothing remains pending.  

Everything has energy, including the energy captured by incompletions no matter how small they may be - take for example the constant thinking about the thank you note you have intended to send for two weeks.

How are your manners?

I am listening …