I own things I like, but nothing inanimate that I treasure in a deeply consuming way.
My friends are my estate.
Antique things have an appreciation and worth. Something can be old, but it can be timeless; therefore, it becomes an antique. If this antique is preserved and deemed precious, it could be passed down as a family heirloom.
I've got a lot of jewellery that I love - whether it costs a pound or whatever, it's all precious to me.
Express your admiration for the traits, possessions or accomplishments of your customer. Little things mean a lot.
Many invest wisely in business matters, but fail to invest time and interest in their most valued possessions: their spouses and children.
After a burglary of all her most valued and treasured possessions, Winston Churchill's aging mother wrote: "That burglar relieved me of an obsession. For years, I've had to take houses big enough to hold all these bibelots. I am almost grateful to him."
They're already taking my future! They can't have the things that mattered to me in the past!
Whether or not you welcome it, moving house requires you to make choices about the past as you move into the future. What of all of your bits of stuff is truly valued? What should be left behind?
My parents weren't very good at keeping things, which is why I treasure my own sons' work so much now - I don't want to lose anything.
I have lots of things that aren't so old that I value, such as a copy of Allen Ginsberg's "Howl," which he signed for me.
