Thank you to all the wonderful fathers. It is not how much money you bestow on your children
that makes a wonderful father. If they feel respected, safe and loved and you have taught
them to be an honorable person, you are a treasured Dad and we celebrate you today.
If you don’t receive a copy of “A Year of Good Manners” by Margery Sinclair and Jan Polk,
you will want to treat yourself to a copy. This will become a valuable heirloom to help you
pass your values onto future generations along with the hand writings of family members.
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Thank you to all the wonderful fathers. It is not how much money you bestow on your children
that makes a wonderful father. If they feel respected, safe and loved and you have taught
them to be an honorable person, you are a treasured Dad and we celebrate you today.
If you don’t receive a copy of “A Year of Good Manners” by Margery Sinclair and Jan Polk,
you will want to treat yourself to a copy. This will become a valuable heirloom to help you
pass your values onto future generations along with the hand writings of family members.
www.janpolk.com Original Art, Limited Edition Prints, and Note Cards
www.ayearofgoodmanners.com $27.95 Securely purchase your copy on-line.
They are trying to escape via illegal drugs,
alcohol, tattoos, and
no telling what else. They have an empty
feeling and don’t know why.
Some don’t want to get old. Some
are trying to escape what they consider “the mainstream”
because
they don’t know how
to fit in or because they think they don’t
have enough money to fit in.
The truth is we all have a common
bond whether we like it or not.
Our nation is only a strong as our people. A chain is only as
strong as its weakest link.
You cannot push a chain into a
round circle…however you can easily pull it into a circle.
People are hungering for something but they don’t know what.
They think money will fix all of their problems. The truth is
it will not. A lot of
money comes with another set of problems
of its own. They don’t want to be told what to do or how to
do it.
They think this is what freedom is. They think only of themselves.
Some expect the government to come in and fix
everything…..
what ever it is. The
truth is the government has no money until
they take it from the
people. The government cannot do
everything
and the things they can do, they cannot do in an instant.
One is never truly free if one is dependant on the
government or
someone else. The
truth is we are all dependant on one another in
some way; therefore, we should stand united in our common
values
which still leaves room for individual expression. Each of us is a
valued person in our
something, you should give something back……it is the
American
Way…it is the civilized way of living the good life. These
core values (respect and manners) make the good life available to all
who live in freedom in the
We must be prepared to be able to live on our own and to
work with
our fellow citizens for the good of all. We need leadership but we
need to be able to lead in our own homes and communities.
In 2010, some businesses try to solve these problems by
offering
workshops on human resource development and other fancy
names.
Sports organizations are having to create “fan code of
conduct” rules.
Shopping events have to have guards on the grounds to
control the
crowds and on it goes. The government has so many free hand
outs
yet poverty still exists. The only thing that is growing is
the entitlement
mentality that takes without giving back. New technology has
evolved
to where news spreads around the globe in minutes, yet some
people
seem to think there are no rules on this new horizon.
It all boils down to civilized behavior when coming in
contact with
another human being regardless if you can see that person
face to face
or not. Etiquette makes you feel calm and confident.. Common sense
and a backbone are by products of knowing etiquette. We all have
a civic duty to behave in a civilized manner. Parents have an obligation
to train their children to be honorable people who can leave
the nest and
make it on their own when they come of age. This is not information
we are born with. It
must be taught to us. If we are not
lucky enough
to have parents teach this information to us, we still have
an civic duty
to learn it by some other source.
It is easy to hold yourself to a higher standard when you
know how
and why. Our book, “A Year of Good Manners” by Margery
Sinclair and
Jan Polk has the tools you need to live the good life. It is an easy read
and uses a humorous style to teach very valuable life long
skills. There is
a reason to use each tip.
When you know why, it is easier to accept the
information. The
earlier you learn these in your life, the longer you will
have to be a happier person.
You no longer have to be intimidated by
others. Knowledge is
power. You will stand taller after you
read our book.
Being an honorable, civilized, law abiding citizen is a way
to give
something back to your family, your community, and your
country.
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Today on the radio I just heard that the rage of college
students is “vodka shots in the eye” and
black tar heroine which is so potent it can kill you on the first try. Are these people just stupid or do
they just have no common sense?. They have no respect for their own bodies. I don’t buy that
it is they are too young to know better….at age 18 or
older? Life is hard enough when you have
a healthy
body and everything works. Believe it or not, old age is
actually a good time if you haven’t destroyed
your body before you get there.
After the age of five, if your parents have not instilled in
you right from wrong, you have a civic duty to teach yourself how to become a
contributing member of society and make it a better place.. The world is not all about you. Your job is to show respect to your own body
and then to those around you. It is
called civilized society. Freedom does not mean freedom from civic
duties. It means freedom
from oppressive government.
We should not have to have the Government make laws to tell
you not to text while driving.
Common sense says for your own safety and the safety of
others, you have a civic duty to
behave in a responsible manner. A car is not a toy. It requires your full
attention when driving.
Just because you are
drunk or high on something does not mean you are no longer responsible for your
own actions. You may not know what you
are doing, but it is your responsibility to keep from getting in
that condition. It is
not your friends responsibility to take care of you,,,,,it is your
responsibility
to take care of yourself and not harm anyone else.
To much I hear on TV and the radio people talking about what
they got away with. When you
are breaking the law and not getting caught, you are not
getting away with anything. You are
making our country less honorable, less strong and less
safe. Our country was founded
by honorable people whose word meant something. People were proud of the family name…
it meant something good and dependable. It meant something to live in a family with
a
mother and a father.
Family, honor, trust, love, security, faith, should mean more than any
amount of money.
Citizens who are honorable, self-reliant and responsible for ones own
action
are the foundation of the
When honorable citizens become the minority instead of the
majority, the
will no longer be a beacon to the world.
Big Government means people have given
up their freedom to take care of themselves. You may be lazy now, but when big government
rules completely, they know how to make you fall in
line……try getting away with something
then. If you have no
idea what I am talking about, it is time for you to hit the history books.
The most powerful tools in life are respect and
manners. Knowing etiquette
makes you feel confident and relaxed. Common sense comes from knowing this
information. These
are the core values of our free society.
These are the first
tools you should learn in life, not the last things to
acquire. We are not born
with this information.
It must be taught. It is the job
of parents to prepare their
children to live on their own in a civilized world. Teaching manners to your
children is the kindest thing you can do for them.
No matter how technology evolves, when dealing with another
human being
we have a civic duty to behave in a respectful, civilized manner. It is easy to hold yourself to a higher
standard when you know how.
Our book, “A Year of Good Manners” by Margery Sinclair and
Jan Polk has
365 tips and the reasons to use each one. It applies to all ages. We invite you to
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I just met Artist Greg Albert at the Greater Cincinnati Watercolor Society meeting. He has 2 degrees, 2 masters, he is a writer, teacher, publisher, artist, a contributing editor for a Artists Magazine, and Editorial Director for North Light books. Greg has recently published two art books. Talk about accomplishments. Not only that, Greg was very humble, humorous and has very good social skills in addition to excellent artistic and teaching skills.. He definitely has the “likeability factor.” His motto is “Never do nothing anytime!” These are words of wisdom I wish I had heard at an earlier age. My favorite saying is “Don’t be your own
roadblock.” Everything boils down to when you take responsibility for your own actions, you can accomplish wonderful things.
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