Manage the day gracefully

Little by little, we can change ourselves by our willingness to give, to be benevolent and courteous, even in the face of rudeness. We can decide that the abandonment of courtesy in our culture is simply not acceptable. We can accept the charge: look for, and embrace, kindness—within and without; develop kindliness and share it with others; believe we can and will act in the right way. Elevate our feelings — from unfriendly to friendly, from cranky to cheerful, from impatient to patient, from hectic to serene, from selfish to charitable, from cynical to hopeful ... to kind.

Why say something you don’t mean, unless of course you learn to mean it by the act of saying it.
— Rabbi Zelig Pliskin