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Write Possibilities

by Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ (mailto:shery@writesparks.com)

We writers are a powerful lot. We control time. We dictate actions. We
control destinies.

We can make two completely opposite people fall in love with each other,
and we can create family feuds that can last for centuries.

We can make our heroine travel back in time to rescue her soulmate, and
we can give the most villainous person the punishment she deserves.

We can take our characters to the most exotic places and give them their
own adventures.

Simply put, we writers can create our own possibilities. In our world,
nothing is impossible.

Try creating your own possibilities using the given prompts below.

There are 4 givens: theme, setting, character and key object. Randomly
pick 1 from each and use these to start off your piece.

Themes: deception, irony, love lost, infidelity, rejection
Characters: chemist, divorced woman, doctor, teacher, singer
Key objects: yellow bag, pen, knife, shoe, fuse box
Settings: space colony, gym, park, lab, retirement home

Here are a few examples using the above prompts:

*Write a story about love lost, with a doctor as the main
character and a shoe as the key object. Set your story in
a park.

*Write a story about infidelity, with a chemist as the main
character and a pen as the key object. Set your story in a
gym.

*Write a story about deception, with a singer as the main
character and a yellow bag as the key object. Set your
story in a space colony.

*Write a story about rejection, with a divorced woman as the
main character, and a knife as the key object. Set your
story in a retirement home.

*Write a story about irony, with a teacher as the main
character and a fuse box as the key object. Set your story
in a lab.

Mix and match the themes, characters, key objects and settings. You can
come up with more than 30 possibilities just using the ones already given.

Write stories... write your possibilities!

(c) 2003-2004 Shery Ma Belle Arrieta-Russ

Shery is the creator of WriteSparks! - a software that generates over 10
*million* Story Sparkers for Writers. Download WriteSparks! Lite for
fr*e - http://writesparks.com
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Three Little Words

Three little words can make a difference in one's life. There are

many things that we can do to perk up and strengthen our

interpersonal relationships. Yet the most effective involves the

saying of just three words.

Then spoken or conveyed, these statements have the power to forge

new friendships, deepen old ones and restore relationships that

have cooled. The following three-word phrases can enrich every

relationship.

I'll Be There:

If you have ever had to call a friend in the middle of the night,

to take a sick child to hospital, or when your car has broken down

some miles from home, you will know how good it feels to hear the

phrase "I'll be there." Being there for another person is the

greatest gift we can give. When we are truly present for other

people, important things happen to them and us. We are renewed in

love and friendship. We are restored emotionally and spiritually.

Being there is at the very core of civility.

I Miss You:

Perhaps more marriages could be saved and strengthened if couples

simply and sincerely said to each other "I miss you." This powerful

affirmation tells partners they are wanted, needed, desired and

loved. Consider how ecstatic you would feel, if you received an

unexpected phone call from your spouse in the middle of your

workday, just to say "I miss you."

I Respect You:

Respect is another way of showing love. Respect conveys the feeling

that another person is a true equal. If you talk to your children

as if they were adults you will strengthen the bonds and become

close friends. This applies to all inter-personal relationships.

Maybe You're Right:

This phrase is highly effective in diffusing an argument and

restoring frayed emotions. The flip side to "maybe your right" is

the humility of admitting, "Maybe I'm wrong". Let's face it. When

you have a heated argument with someone, all you do is cement the

other person's point of view. They, or you, will not change their

stance and you run the risk of seriously damaging the relationship

between you. Saying "maybe you're right" can open the door to

further explore the subject, in which you may then have the

opportunity to get your view across in a more rational manner.

Please Forgive Me:

Many broken relationships could be restored and healed if people

would admit their mistakes and ask for forgiveness. All of us are

vulnerable to faults, follies and failures. A man should never be

ashamed to own up that he has been in the wrong, which is saying,

in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

I Thank You:

Gratitude is an exquisite form of courtesy. People who enjoy the

companionship of good, close friends are those who don't take daily

courtesies for granted. They are quick to thank their friends for

their many expressions of kindness. On the other hand, people whose

circle of friends is severely constricted often do not have the

attitude of gratitude.

Count On Me:

A friend is one who walks in when others walk out. Loyalty is an

essential ingredient for true friendship; it is the emotional glue

that bonds people. Those that are rich in their relationships tend

to be steady and true friends. When troubles come, a good friend is

there indicating you can "count on me."

Let Me Help:

The best of friends see a need and try to fill it. When they spot a

hurt they do what they can to heal it. Without being asked, they

pitch in and help.

I Understand You:

People become closer and enjoy each other more if they feel the

other person accepts and understands them. Letting your spouse know

in so many little ways that you understand them, is one of the most

powerful tools for healing your relationship. This applies to any

relationship.

I Love You:

Perhaps the most important three words that you can say. Telling

someone that you truly love them satisfies a person's deepest

emotional needs; the need to belong, to feel appreciated and to be

wanted. Your family, your friends and you, all need to hear those

three little words. "I love you."

What matters is the center inside yourself and how you treat

people, and what you can contribute as you pass through life on

this earth, and how honestly you love, and how carefully you make

choices. These are the things that really matter?

John Stoltenberg

10.10.05 17:12, comment

Cool Zen Thoughts

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile
in their shoes.
That way, when you criticize them
you're a mile away
and you have their shoes.

If at first you don't succeed,
skydiving is not for you.

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.
Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat
and drink beer all day.

If you lend someone $20
and never see that person again,
it was probably worth it.

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Two Ways

There are two ways to live your lifene is as though
nothing is a miracle;the other is as though everything
is a miracle.

Albert Einstein

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