The Split Second by R.W. Blake

            Do you sometimes find yourself getting exasperated with the rudeness in your personal and professional daily life? 

            For example, that person in the movie theatre that talks too loudly or insists upon using a cell phone while the movie is showing; those people in the restaurant who are too loud or let their children run rampantly throughout the restaurant, especially too close to your table.  Are you tired of not getting decent service in that same restaurant or served the right meal that your ordered? 

            Have you had it with rudeness and selfishness on the road or on the sidewalk? Or maybe you are fed up with bad rivers and people sending text messages or walking down the sidewalk or crossing the street.

             Do you say nothing when someone you know, or a stranger has made a totally rude and/or inappropriate remark?  Have you had it with those who would rather look down at their phones instead of speaking with you and this causes you to roll your eyes way too much?

            Are you bothered with people’s abominable behavior on social media who stay things they would not dare say to someone’s face?  Is your behavior perfect in situation like these or do you find yourself thinking that you may have to make some adjustments to the behavior of others and give some mindfulness to way you behave?  This concept is for you. It only takes a split second to implement these suggestions.

            “The Split Second: In Consideration of Others or Look Up from the Phone” is a notion I wish to encourage others to examine their own behavior with others and then I give strategies to deal with the rudeness in others.  My belief in our present-day “looking down at the phone” mentality has produced a population of folks who care of their own worlds and have little or no consideration for others in public places.

             I want to show you how to be mindful of your own behavior and when you can do that, I want  you to have the proper tools to deal with others who are not as respectful as you are as you go through the daily routine known as life. A “Split Second” just may make are lives much more tolerable, smoother, and happier if we all think of other folks rather than just ourselves.