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Celebrate LOVE

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February is the celebration month for lovers.    Some of you may know that I am a writer working on my first novel series.   The novel series category is Women’s Fiction with a Romantic Element which means that my heroine character overcomes an obstacle to becoming the best woman she can be and on her journey, she discovers a worthy love.    I am inspired to write about relationships and the human motivations to acquire this thing called LOVE.  Many times I am asked about the inspiration for story ideas.    I call them sparks.   These sparks can come from an overheard conversation or a song on the radio.

As with any art form, writing requires practice.   One of the exercises I do is to read a sentence and write a scene utilizing that sentence.   I use story prompts and write for about 30 minutes.   Some of the results are interesting, and I may use them for future stories.     This month, I want to share a few of the love stories I started as my way of celebrating Valentine’s Day in a fun and creative way.   I hope you will enjoy and give me some feedback on The Love Story Starters.

Love Story Starter #1 will be posted on tomorrow.

Show Me the LOVE ! – Respect

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T. We all remember how Aretha Franklin impressed those letters in our minds with her timeless song. Otis Redding, another great singer, also performed this song. I guess we can consider both songs the female and male version of that which is imperative to any relationship.

Respect is understanding that someone is important and treated in an appropriate way with a high and extraordinary regard. It is not enough to simply say “I respect you” to your mate. Your actions should be demonstrative of this understanding.

You should have an expectation that every interaction with your mate, including disagreements, will be tempered with respect. You should also have a defined consequence for any situation where you are disrespected, and it should be non-negotiable.

If you witness a date being disrespectful to others, then you should actively give consideration in continuing to date this person.

QUESTION(s):

Do you have a defined consequence for disrespectful situations?