Personally Yours: Adding Your Name Of Beauty To The Wor

Author: Lee Wise
Copyright Date: 2003
Word Count: 885 w/bio Characters/line: 60

"Personally Yours"
Adding Your Name Of Beauty To The Earth About You © Lee Wise 2003 All rights reserved

VISITING BEAUFORT...

If you are fortunate enough to visit a small town in Beaufort, North Carolina, you wish shortly learn its uniqueness.

Beaufort is a city district town, and one of those places you could term as "charming." It is rich -- some in its history and the natural beauty of a seaboard atmosphere.

I would-be term it "nice."

Nice in the restful sense.

Nice like savoring the flavor of a fresh, delicious tuna sandwich with your special person piece allowing the calming presence of a beachfront view prompt you one more time of what it means to "take time to live."

PERSONALLY YOURS BY THE SEA

You could pass it by and not see it.

The sign is not immense by any standard. A few words painted on a wooden marker: "Personally Yours By The Sea."

The size of the sign mightiness easily be an indicator of the size of the gift shop it is advertising. In a word: small.

An area less than the measurements of an average living room houses the contents of "Personally Yours By The Sea, Ltd." Should you learn this somewhat hidden treasure, upon entry you would-be no doubt obtain a warm Southern salutation from Laura Lee.

Personally Yours By The Sea is a place of transformation.

You give Laura Lee a blank image frame, for instance, and she wish transform the frame into a personalized gift.

By combining a thought or two of your own with Laura Lee's handiwork, the frame becomes a unambiguously designed souvenir or present created for the sole intention of causation person to
experience a moment of joy each time it is viewed.

THE POINT

What was a blank image frame becomes a *personal expression* of beauty for you or person special to you.

It simply takes...

Some time.
A personal thought or two. And a dash of creativity.

You mightiness say that we each own a store -- not too unlike the one in Beaufort. We are the sole proprietors of our own "Personally Yours" establishments.

As storeowners, we have the power to use our resources in any route we choose. We, like Laura Lee, may add our unique "signatures" to the lives of those we influence.

Day by day we can design and distribute moments of delight, encouragement and hope to people.

IT ALL ADDS UP

Laura Lee has been personalizing her gifts for simply about fourteen years.

Fourteen years!

Allow your mind to wander for a few brief seconds. How galore individualised expressions of happiness have been crafted over the years from Laura Lee's bantam shop in Beaufort, North Carolina?

And...

In how galore some places about the United States -- or even as the earth -- do you think these unique gifts can be found? (I can name at least two states that I cognize of for sure!)

Fourteen years.
And no doubt increased hundreds of customers.

That's a lot of smiles for a lot of folk :)

It besides reveals the value of...

COMPOUND INFLUENCE

We cognize the value of compound interest. Consistent investments -- even as of comparatively small amounts of money -- ready-made over a long period of time can add up.

Consider the "compound influence" we can have in the lives of people.

Our influence can "travel" -- simply like the personalized gifts purchased from a small city district town in North Geographic area have traveled to the homes, places of employment, and vacation hideaways of galore folk in a variety of some locations.

WHAT'S THE SECRET?

Consistency --> That's the private secret of compound influence.

Some time
+
A personal thought or two +
A dash of creativeness

*Repeated once again and once again over time* =
"Compound Influence"

I cognize this is not a new concept. It is not unique and surely doesn't qualify as brilliant.

But the determination to take small, consistent steps of action in order to delight the hearts of others according to the unique motivations and gifts we have been given is some *needed* and *valuable* in our world.

And with that in mind, possibly each of us should ask...

"HOW'S THE STORE?"

Do I have too more unused inventory?

Am I allowing my gifts, talents and abilities to lie somewhat dormant in the back room of my heart?

Or...

Is my inventory being systematically used to brighten the lives of people?

Am I utilizing the tremendous value of compound influence by systematically adding my personal "signature of joy" to the folk in my world?

Yours for a day filled with beautiful moments in time,

Lee

P.S. Why not spend a moment or two and take an inventory-- an inventory of your strengths, gifts or abilities?

You don't have to list all of them -- simply a few.

Once the list has been made, ask yourself this question: "How can I use one or more of these gifts I have been given to create a moment of joy for person I care about?"

Just a thought :)

------------------------------- Lee is a seminary administrator, has a part-time business at home, and writes two psychological feature ezines: "A Beautiful Moment In Time" and "Hope For Daily Living." Permission is given to distribute article. This paragraph must be included. Email: Lee@seariches.net Link: http://www.seariches.net

Lee is a seminary administrator, has a part-time business at home, and writes two psychological feature ezines: "A Beautiful Moment In Time" and "Hope For Daily Living."