Apparently in Howard County, MA they are Choosing Civility.
Which as far as I am concerned is pretty cool.
All it took was the library, friends of the county, and local colleges to agree to start a campaign. Some bumper stickers and a few meetings later...
Civility was adopted. That simple.
Here are the 15 principles of Civility that the county is adopting (from the book
Choosing Civility: The 25 Rules of Considerate Conduct).
- Pay attention
- Listen
- Speak kindly
- Assume the best
- Respect others' opinions
- Respect other people's time and space
- Be inclusive
- Acknowledge others
- Accept and give praise
- Apologize earnestly
- Assert yourself
- Take responsibility
- Accept and give constructive criticism
- Refrain from idle complaints
- Be a considerate guest
I laugh at the quote from their website:
"While Howard County aims to enhance its own quality of life through Choose Civility, the initiative is benefitting communities in the region and beyond, as others are inspired to implement similar initiatives."
Apparently they can share in Howard County too.
So, I just decided I am going to CHOOSE CIVILITY too.
But I kind of see more of a graffiti effort here in Houston.
If you see street art with "Choose Civility" you'll know I've been busy.
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