It is mid-July and the height of staging season. One thing that I have been very keen on is the idea that we don't always understand everything we see. Every house is not just as the one before and each person has their own unique story. It is so easy to become callus or insensitive to the lives of the individuals we serve. I have often subscribed to the old adage of " Swims like a fish, smells like a fish, looks like a fish, It's a fish!"

I am here to tell, that as much as we may feel that we have seen it all, we have not. Each and every individual walks their own path and we need to honor that. It is so very true that we do not always understand everything we see. We make assumptions, although often wrong. And we make decisions based on the incomplete information that we often have about people.

I would ask that each of us step outside of our all too human need for judgement of others, to give the people we serve the opportunity to be the unique individuals that they are and provide a measure of respect that each of us deserve regardless of our perceived circumstance. Respect is something that as accredited staging professionals, we should afford each individual we are given the privilege to know. Let us each take the time to provide the very best of our talents and time to assist those who need our services most, and provide that without our pre-conceived judgements. It is after all, a privilege that we each enjoy when an individual allows us purview into their most intimate inner sanctum. Let us not lose site of the honor that we are provided. Serve with honor, integrity and hold yourself to a higher standard. That is the place that all professional home stagers should ascribe to. It behooves us all to aim to that goal and makes us all strive to be more.