It is nice to still feel that even as my children get older that I can still offer my years of experience to help them. Because I did have my own Interior Design Business, I was able to learn the good the bad and the ugly about furniture.
We proceeded to enter the furniture store where she showed me the sectional. I pointed out that even though the piece looked really nice as you looked at it, that the workmanship was below average. You cold feel the staples through the leather at the sides and back of the piece. It had no padding over the wood frame. It only had a one year warranty.
We then went a few doors down to another furniture store where we found a one that was very well made, all padded over the construction, and a lifetime warranty. It happened to be on sale as the other one was too. The difference in price was only a little more, and well worth it.
You know what's coming, if you know me. My analogy. Just because something appears to look good on the outside, doesn't mean that it is equal on the inside. As we take a look at ourselves, are we the same person inside and out? When we meet someone new, don't always think you know what is on the inside. It works both ways. Especially when young people are dating. they think that if they are not immediately attracted to a person that they should not date them. How many times have you met someone that may be kind of a plain Jane, and as you get to know them over time, they become beautiful.
We should not put on a false exterior, or try to be like someone else. It is fine to admire and emulate others. But be yourself. Love yourself. If you take pride in the way you look, dress and act, then the inside of you will be good and honest. Your family and friends will love you for who you are.
