Take the Pledge!

Manners are the glue that holds society together.  They are the like a GPS, giving us good directions and helping us find our way.  And judging by our role models - our entertainers, our athletes, even our politicians - we need good manners desperately!  As we celebrate the first ever "National Good Manners Day USA, let's all take a pledge to try to be a bit better in the coming year, a bit more mindful, a bit more polite. 

"THE NATIONAL GOOD MANNERS DAY USA" PLEDGE 

I HEREBY PROMISE I'LL DO MY BEST
TO PUT BAD MANNERS FOREVER TO REST
AND NEVER SHOUT THE THINGS I WANT TO SAY
IF I'M FRUSTRATED, CONFUSED OR JUST HAVING A BAD DAY

I'LL DO MY BEST TO BE POLITE, I’LL MIND MY P'S & Q'S
I’LL OFTEN USE THE MAGIC WORDS, I’M SORRY, PLEASE AND THANK YOU
I'LL EAT MY MEALS WITH A FORK AND KNIFE AND TRY NOT TO MONKEY AROUND
AND WHEN SOMEONE ELSE IS SPEAKING I WILL LISTEN WITHOUT A SOUND

MY GOOD MANNERS WILL GIVE ME CONFIDENCE AND WIN ME FRIENDS AT SCHOOL
AND THAT’S  BECAUSE I KNOW REAL WELL THAT BEING GOOD IS TOTALLY COOL
IF I'M MINDFUL OF OTHERS AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE TROUBLES THAT THEY FACE
I KNOW I'LL HELP TO MAKE THE WORLD A MUCH, MUCH BETTER PLACE