Law #43 – Position Yourself To Be Graceful
by Stanley Bronstein on June 23, 2008
Law #43
Position Yourself To Be Graceful
A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults. (Louis Nizer)
Some Definitions
Graceful – Characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant. Characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution.
Grace – A manifestation of favor, esp. by a superior. Characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant. Characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution.
Taunt – To reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock. An insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
Worth – Good or important enough to justify. Excellence of character or quality as commanding esteem. Usefulness or importance, as to the world, to a person, or for a purpose.
Thousand – A great number or amount.
Insults – To treat with gross insensitivity, insolence, or contemptuous rudeness. To affront or demean. An offensive action or remark.
Source: Dictionary.com
The Power Of Grace
The above quote illustrates the power of grace better than perhaps any quote I have ever seen.
If you do things smoothly; if you do them with elegance and beauty; you can do just about anything you want.
Just think of master politicians. The best have mastered the art of telling you bad news, with an unparalleled beauty and grace. They have a way of making you feel good about yourself and about the situation, even if it is a bad one.
In short, grace is power.
Those who have learned to develop their ability to be graceful, have learned how to be powerful.
People Love Grace, And …
People love grace and if you are graceful, they WILL love you.
It really is that simple.
How Does One Develop Grace
Many people often believe that grace is something you are either born with or not born with. I disagree.
While some of us are lucky to have been born with more than others, I believe our gracefulness is often a product of our environment.
However, there are two environments I’m talking about here. The one that is external (outside of us) and the one that is internal (our minds). I believe the best place to cultivate our gracefulness is in our own minds.
We must create a good environment in which grace will flourish inside of us. Then, as it grows inside of us, we begin to let it out and share it with others. As we share it with others, we are creating an external environment for them that will allow their gracefulness to grow.
In short, it starts inside of each and every one of us and then it spreads outward to the entire community.
What Grace Is Not
Grace is not clumsiness, inelegance, ineptness, or tactlessness. Nor is it disfavor, mercilessness, or unforgiveness.
It is the opposite of those things. If you examine that list for a minute, please realize how negative those words are. Realize how those types of actions have damaged the world in the past.
By examining what grace is not, it helps you to see just how beautiful it is.
Wouldn’t the world be a better place if we all brought a little more grace into our own lives and the lives of those around us?
Do something gracefully today.
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Until next time, take care, my dear friends.Mr. Achievement
Stanley F. Bronstein
Attorney & CPA
June 24th, 2008 at 12:54 am
I couldn’t agree more! Grace isn’t something that we are born with… it is something that we learn and develop within ourselves. But it is something that you cannot fake — you have to genuinely feel it.
It’s good to remember how it feels when you’re in the presence of someone who exudes grace compared to someone who doesn’t… and then become that person who makes you feel the best.
Jeanne
June 24th, 2008 at 6:05 am
Jeanne:
You just provided an excellent example on finding grace within yourself. Simply find someone who has it and compare them to someone who doesn’t. Then, try to be more like the graceful person and less like the graceless one.
Excellent.
Stanley Bronstein
MrAchievement