Gracious: A Practical Primer on Charm, Tact, and Unsinkable

Gracious: A Practical Primer on Charm, Tact, and Unsinkable Strength

So youâ€™re adulting. Now what?Â New York TimesÂ bestselling author ofÂ Adulting: How to Become a Grown-Up in 468 Easy(ish) StepsÂ Kelly Williams Brown is here to tell you what, with her funny, charming guide to modern civility in theseâ€”yes, we'll say itâ€”rather uncivil times.

Graciousness is practicing the arts of kindness, thoughtfulness, good manners, humanity, and, well, basic decency. Itâ€™s not about memorizing every rule of traditional etiquette (though there is something to be said about a lovely hand-written invitation) or being the perfect hostess. Itâ€™s about approaching the world with compassion, conviction, and self-confidenceâ€”and it makes all the difference, whether you're at a Fancy Schmancy Intimidating Work Occasion or at the convenience store.Â GraciousÂ provides tips to help you deal with the people and circumstances that challenge all of us (pushy relatives, internet trolls), and thoughtful discussions on being the highest version of yourself.Â

Graciousness, at its heart, is the ability to be truly present to the humans around you, to face the world with a generous heart and a core of strength thatâ€™s never corroded. Even when you get rude comments from Internet strangers (hot tip: you donâ€™t give a lot of credibility to someone screaming obscenities at you on the street, so why do it online?)

We canâ€™t control the world, or other humans, or even how we feel in a given moment. The only thing weÂ canÂ control is our words and actions, and when we act deliberately and with kindness, it makes everything better.
Country USA
Manufacturer Rodale Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2017-04-04
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Rodale Books
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2017-04-04
Format	Kindle eBook

Gracious: A Practical Primer on Charm, Tact, and Unsinkable Strength

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