Of course you can also buy books by Rumi on Net as well, but main point here is that Internet doesn’t just give us access to our present time and place; it gives us a means to connect with past realities often assumed to be lost in time. It is quite ironic and paradoxical that we can use this modern space age tool to connect with our cultural, spiritual and social heritages. We as a society have come a long way in terms of our technological development, but it is well known throughout world that our ancestors were much more evolved in these important areas where our growth has become stunted due to a lack of awareness and narrow perspectives on life.

Love, romance, spirituality, none of these things need be forgotten. The answers aren’t locked away in tombs and pyramids; they are still here lingering in back of our consciousness. All we need to do is to get desire to fulfil our lives by these means and we will search and find ways. Human beings are incredibly resourceful creatures. When we put our minds to something we can make just about anything happen. I don’t want to imply that answers to our problems are easy, or that Internet is our sole saviour. I am just amazed at how all things in life are connected, and that we just have to open our eyes to see all too obvious!

Something that has become more popular with each passing year, especially for very busy professionals, is to have a professional shopper take care of gift buying process. Although this is a definite convenience, it can take some of charm out of process of shopping.

Another option is to utilize services of store owners such as myself. After numerous requests by people who are extremely busy to help them pick out perfect gift for someone special, I found it to be an added convenience to my customers to develop a shopping program that allows for their individual tastes and yet, takes stress out of wrapping and shipping gifts. That is how my corporate services division was born.

Shopping online has become very popular over last few years. A few tips that will save you unnecessary problems when shopping online are to know who you are dealing with. It is very easy to confuse a legitimate site with one that is set up merely to dupe consumers. Do not give out your personal information such as Social Security number, mother’s maiden name, PIN Numbers or passwords to anyone over Internet. There is no reason for this.

When ordering online, check delivery dates and review warranties. Keep all receipts and website printouts. You will also want to check shipping and handling fees and ask enough questions to determine if there are any hidden fees.

My goal in writing this article is to help you to have most enjoyable holiday season possible. As I mentioned earlier, I can certainly help you with your online or over phone shopping requests. And yet, I do hope for those of you who will be in Myrtle Creek, Oregon area, you will drop in for a visit and enjoy huge selection of bears and gifts we make available to our guests.