Yeah, that’s right. BE NICE. Dangit. (For emphasis of course.)
Because we said so.
And honestly, why wouldn’t you be nice? We hear about bullying and mean people every time we turn around. In your kid’s schools, your co-worker in the neighboring cubicle, Lindsay Lohan on Mean Girls. Mean people rule the world. Well not anymore! At least not this week.
As we were reading the January issue of Real Simple, we learned about their “Be Nice On the Internet” week-long campaign they are hosting which started today. It got us thinking… now the Internet is even a hazardous haven for mean people to continue being just that… mean. And we don’t like it.
We are just as guilty as the next of having lots of little mean bones in our bodies. Throwing up that favored middle finger in the midst of rush hour. Rolling your eyes at the barista because she gave you skim milk instead of soy. Sigh. Life isn’t as tough as we make it out to be. At least it doesn’t have to be. Especially not on the Internet for crying out loud.
So here’s what we ask – take a minute and take the biggest, deepest breath you’ve ever taken. Seriously, we’ll wait. Then after you’ve taken this deep breath, head over to the Real Simple website where they have all kinds of information on HOW and WHY to be nice on the Internet (no matter how much time you spend there, smarty pants). Think about it – you may have been ready to leave us a mean ole comment on this blog post, but instead of doing that, head here.
After you’ve filled that world wide web of yours with super-duper nice things, leave us a note and tell us what you did. Who knows, you may just give someone else an idea on how to continue this world wide niceness offline. Even if just for a day. Chicks can dream, right?
Odds are, one of your New Year’s Resolutions was to be nicer, right? Well, here’s a Real Simple way to do just that. Pun absolutely intended.
