Common Courtesy | by Madisyn Taylor We often feel that we don't have the time or energy to extend ourselves to others with the small gestures that compose what we call common courtesy. It sometimes seems that this kind of social awareness belongs to the past, to smaller towns and slower times. Yet, when someone extends this kind of courtesy to us, we always feel touched. Someone who lends a helping hand when we are struggling with our groceries makes an impression because many people just walk right by. Even someone who simply makes the effort to look us in the eye, smile, and greet us properly when entering a room stands out of the crowd. It seems these people carry with them the elegance and grace of another time, and we are always thankful for our contact with them. Common courtesy is a small gesture that makes a big difference. An essential component of common courtesy is awareness and common sense--looking outside yourself to see when someone needs help or acknowledgment. As a courteous person, you are aware that you are walking into a room full of people or that your waiter has arrived to take your order. Then, awareness leads to action. It is usually quite clear what needs to be done--open the door for the woman holding the baby, move your car up two feet so another person can park behind you, acknowledge your sister's shy boyfriend with a smile and some conversation, apologize if you bump into someone. A third component is to give courtesy freely, without expecting anything in return. People may not even take notice, much less return the kindness, but you can take heart in the fact that you are creating the kind of world you want to live in with your actions. When you are out in the world, remember to be aware of others, lend your hand when one is needed, and give this help without an ulterior motive. Through these small actions, you make this world a better place in which to live. | DailyOM Course Spotlight by Sadie Nardini If you're working out for more than 20-ish minutes a day, you could be wasting precious time and energy, and blocking many of your fitness benefits! Get ready for the workout that science proves is the most effective to build strength and burn calories in the least amount of time. This course from bestselling DailyOM course creator Sadie Nardini, was designed as a fusion of yoga and High Intensity Interval Training, or HIIT, for you to reap all these benefits and see for yourself what a huge difference in body and health just a small amount of time each day can give you! HIIT does what yoga can't: cross-trains your fitness, amps up your heart rate/cardio system for optimized oxygen processing & fat burn, and activates fast-twitch muscle fibers (what tones, sculpts and defines your body). Yoga is a perfect compliment to HIIT, since it targets slow-twitch muscle fibers, to keep you endurance-based strong, and it gives you cleansing and flexibility to aid in your HIIT power and transformation. Together they can't be beat as the most perfect exercise system available today. Top 10 DailyOM Courses 1. Fit and Fierce Over 40 2. 21 Day Booty Core 3. Protect Yourself from Control Dramas 4. 21 Days of Prayer to Change Your Life 5. Sacred Self-Care and Ayurvedic Nutrition 6. 14 Day Spinal Reset 7. Overcoming Body Shame 8. Reinventing The Body, Resurrecting the Soul 9. Anti-Aging Face Yoga 10. 21 Day Beginner Yoga
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