The 10 +1 Building Blocks Of Relationships: Respect
The 10 building blocks are delivered in alphabetical order (with the exception of “+1″, it is last for a reason, more on that later…). Today’s post is #8 in the series… Respect.
Respect is sort of one of those backwards virtues… sometimes the more we want it and try to get it the farther it wanders away. Respect, like patience, often comes at times of adversity, and through humility. (Click To Tweet)
Good, healthy hearts build relationships through long-term commitment… and these relationships grow like the tulip whenever there’s mutual respect. Here’s the most relevant idea of why respect is a part of 10 + 1: Respect is accomplished directly in one-on-one relationships.
Love is so often expressed from the heart through these 10 + 1 building blocks, and respect is possibly the most important expression of love. It shines like the brilliance of a springtime bed of tulips, God’s brilliant declaration of perennial love.
Today I’m honored to be continuing this series as a guest at Carol Peterson’s blog, I hope you’ll follow the link here to Carol’s blog and to the seventh post in the series, The 10 + 1 Building Blocks Of Relationships – Respect
I’ve created a page compiling the links to the previous months’ building blocks too, you can catch up over here.
Carol Peterson is a writer with a heart for encouragement, sharing parables of faith on her blog From Carol’s Quill and making learning fun in Fun with Finance and other teacher resource books.
