Reminder of living intentionally as part of our Society

I just wanted to remind everyone about the intentional wording of the Society and how it reflects how we should live and values we should uphold at all times. I could not state this better than Scott did in one of his posts so please allow me to use his words.

As most of you may have noticed, "ordinary" and "gentlemen" are in the name of the Society. The two labels are intentional.

Ordinary: of a kind to be expected in the normal order of events. What is commonplace or standard. For members of the Society, being a gentleman or gentlelady is the expected norm, it is the common mode of behavior, not the uncommon.

It is the ordinary man or woman that does extraordinary deeds in times of trouble.

Gentleman: a chivalrous, courteous, or honorable man. And in the Society a gentleman or gentlelady also exhibits the traits of honor, civility, discipline, and empathy.

As a member of The Society of Ordinary Gentlemen we are "labeling" ourselves with certain traits and the desire to nourish those traits within our community.

I wanted to let you know that this post is not aimed at anyone specific, I felt that a reminder was needed.

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