Affirmations:
I
remember to say and do the “little things” that count.
I take
time to smile and say please and thank you.
I
treat others with respect so I remember and they will learn.
I
honor the value of each simply word.
Thank you for
remembering to love and respect yourself.
Thank you for
remembering to love and respect others.
Thank you for giving
from your heart.
Thank you for being
the presence of Love and respect in our world.
Many have
forgotten the simply graces.
Open the door for
others.
Step back instead
of in front of the line.
Speak with a
respectful tone.
Respond to all
RSVP’s.
Offer to be
helpful.
Let people know
when you are not showing up for dates you agreed on.
Pay your bills
promptly.
Say “Thank YOU”
and mean it.
Clean up after
yourself.
Handle your
emotional issues in private.
Apologize quickly
and easily when mistaken.
Stop using
disrespectful or unkind language.
Follow the
societal rules and mores.
Take good care of
the environment outside and inside.
Treat the places
you enter with as much respect than your home.
Keep you germs to
yourself.
Turn off your
phone and TV when you have a guest.
Don’t interrupt a
conversation without excusing yourself.
Give your family
as much respect as you would an honored guest.
Speak with others
with regard to their time and energy.
You may have many
more.
I ask myself, What
my grandmother would do?
How would I treat
a guest in my home?
How can I honor
myself with more respect and consideration?
How can I talk to
everyone with kindness, support and encouragement?
When others are
not respectful, they are calling to learn.
When others are
critical of you, they may be critical of themselves.
When others do not
treat you well, it is often because they do not treat themselves well.
When others resist
receiving your love, it may be that they are afraid love is manipulation.
When the mores of
our society are becoming less respectful, it is time to increase our own
regard.
When we listen and
watch people behave without manners, it is a call to learn with love.
When we experience
languaging that is not respectful it is our turn to teach by example.
When we go along to
get along, we allow society to slip into disrespect and degradation.
What can I do?
Rather than complain
or criticize, this is always my question.
I ask myself, “What
can I do to be helpful?”
What can I do to
make a change?
What can I do to
teach respect and responsibility?
What can I do to
clean up my language and behavior?
What can I do to
love more, learn more, give more, do more?
Begin by simply
saying “Thank You.”
Reward the
behavior you want to see more of.
Ignore the
behavior you want to dissolve.
Behavior
Modification works when practiced persistently.
Praise what you
want to increase and ignore what you want to extinguish.
This I can do
and so can you.
I am open and
willing to do what I can.
Loving us all in
creating a better way to live for everyone,
Betty Lue
I
forgive myself and others when we forget.
I
treat others the way I want to be treated, no matter what.
I
say YES as long as it does no harm.
I
say NO when it may be harmful or hurtful to myself or others.
Everything
said and done with Love works better than waiting until you are angry or
withholding.