Details Dazzle

I've heard it said that life is in the details. Having worked at creating "the space" for a number of events, I believe the details you put into the preparation are very important. As a matter of fact they can make it or break it, so to speak.

A minister friend of mine has been touring around to different churches. She has commented on the differences she has noticed. For instance at one church they sent someone to meet her at the airport, put her up in nice accommodations, provided lunch for her between the service she spoke at and the afternoon workshop she would be facilitating. There was someone charged with the task of being her helper and ensuring she had what she needed. Another experience was quite different. She took a taxi from the airport to the church,  no lunch was provided or thought about and generally she felt left on her own. In the one instance she felt cared for.

At the January retreat I facilitated with another person, the comment cards came back noting how everything had been thought of for their comfort and retreat experience. Details make the difference... a bottle of water in their bedroom, a flower in a vase on the night table, someone to greet them at the door and take them to their room and help with their luggage.

So the next time you set your table for dinner, why not add a flower, a candle, or place a pretty figurine in the centre of the table? Pull out your cloth napkins and pretty china. Write a note and place it on your sweetie's pillow. Put a note in his/her lunch bag. RUSH to the door when your sweetie comes home greeting him or her with new excitement. Life is in the details and people do notice. I love the expression.. treat your family like guests and your guests like family.

Pic.. pretty tulips