Passion

Tonight, another excellent teacher - Miles McPherson - speaker delivered an inspirational message at revival. The sweetness of this message wasn't that he said what he said, but rather how I was tuned into what God was saying to me.

There are times when I still wonder with l'Amore Intimo, what's it all about and then I design something or write something and it all makes sense. Some may not understand, with my eyes fixed on my spiritual beliefs, how I could be the designer of intimate apparel. To that I say, you are welcome to walk in my shoes and see how I got to this point.

Once I was told -- and with all due respect I believe that it was out of nothing but good intentions -- that l'Amore Intimo would appeal to strippers and she knew quite a few of them. I pray that the unique beauty of l'Amore Intimo appeals to more than that demographic as it is intended to represent the intimate love. That love is the love of yourself. Loving is respecting yourself as a woman and treating yourself with the utmost respect and honor. Not intimate wear to tease or please the opposite sex. Intimate wear because you think it's beautiful for you.

But these things got me thinking while the speaker was talking this evening. He said his church - the Rock - has a ministry outreach that goes into the strip joints in San Diego bringing the strippers positive messages. l'Amore Intimo has been placed on my heart and my mission for this business is to reach women who are hurting, sick, or feeling incapable and needing a boost, through various women's charities. Any way, beyond the wordiness that is happening here, I was championed to bring a message of love through the l'Amore Intimo products. I have since (yes just tonight) decided on a special design for raising awareness and funds for breast cancer research. It's pink and beautiful and for every one that sells, 50% will go to breast cancer research.

But the message didn't end there for me. Everything became very clear about why I am working 8 hours at a job and then coming home at the end of my day to have the day begin again with l'Amore Intimo - the intimate love. This speaker spoke of 5 p's -- preparation, purpose, pain, power and passion. It was all very inspirational but more so when he got to passion - as I had to turn my note sheet over and on the back where I had written at the beginning of his message a note to myself, a revelation of sorts that said "l'Amore Intimo is to minister with the love it holds behind the product". It was there I wrote "passion". He said that passion is the commitment to NEVER QUIT. Eureka! l'Amore Intimo's slogan is "release the passion in you" -- find your passion and release it. Passion is your commitment NEVER QUIT. I won't quit. Will you?

Dream Sweet

Cool

A friend of mine told me of the upcoming wedding of her 19 year old son. Since the Bridal Collection is under construction I thought what a perfect gift to give a couple in love. I offered to give the groom and his bride the Bridal Gift Set - which includes the Wedding Thong, the l'Amore Intimo Boxer, the l'Amore Scentual (candle), and a sample of chocolate sweet and chocolate heat.

Funny thing is I thought the gift offer would at least get a quick response of yay or nay. Three days went by and nothing until this morning when I got this response (as I paraphrase)...

I don't consider myself a prude but I had a hard time sitting down with my son over my shoulder as I showed him your email with the gift offer and then your website. He, however thought all of it was "cool" and would be happy to receive the gift.

To which I took a bit of time to consider my reply which I thought was necessary...

You are a wonderful mommy. Allowing your son to choose outside of your personal preference, I adore that. L'Amore Intimo means The Intimate Love, and the brand logo is release the passion in you. The intimate love to me is loving yourself , building up and edifying with self respect, self regard, and sharing that with the world.

My goal is to create uniquely beautiful pieces that are indeed inspired by love, hand-crafted with passion and cherished for always. Cherishing the moments, the time, the memories. Meant for every woman.

Dear friend, since I started l'Amore, introduced it to the public--people have come out of the wood work to instruct me on what to do. Many, most love the brand and the concept behind the brand. Most understand I am not selling scank wear but rather intimate apparel, very high end yes, but also a message from a place deep inside my heart. I am taking a complete original stance by not photographing my designs on models, and have confused many men who have offered to shoot this for me. What I feel is that I am not going to conform. L'Amore Intimo will be different. A website and catalog that's not a skin flick. My desire is to use silhouette sketches as models make the pictures beautiful pieces of art like my designs.

You know some of my heartache in the past years, and I am still standing after so much drama and what some consider disaster and sadness. L'Amore Intimo is something I have lovingly created. I am even sponsoring a women's charity event to aid the women's recovery shelter in Santa Monica. L'Amore Intimo also gives 10% of sells earnings to women's charities. I believe that supporting women's causes is of the utmost importance, because many times we're overlooked.

I hope that with the intro of each one of our collections to come that you indeed will find a particular design that you love. Kelli used to be a bit prudish as did many of my supporters until they held a design up close and saw the love that I put into it.

Daily I am growing and changing just like my company. Making a way out of no way instead of crying about my ex owing me two years of support and our house being lost in a short sale. Lynn God is good all the time and through it all I am stronger and hopefully more humble and giving.

Check out my blog, I believe it could help any new entrepreneur. lamoreintimo.blogspot.com

xoxo

I add this reply to my sweet friend it's okay to release your passion in whatever your heart's desire. My heart's desire is to create intimate apparel that's hopefully different and loved by most. For too long I lived in a stifled state, wasting my creative mind, not wanting to step out of bounds for myself and what I wanted. The best lesson I took away from my marriage and divorce is that time is indeed a terrible thing to waste. a few of my "friends" no longer speak to me since I started l'Amore Intimo and sometimes that bothers me, but I have also gained close, caring, supportive real friends (which include family) who understand that it's not about the panties, which are indeed beautiful, it's about living the dream, following your heart, and learning every day.

Dream Sweet

Novelette - Shorter than a Novella

The premiere line of L'AMORE INTIMO will feature romance novelettes to match the panties.  The four sets will be labeled "Classy", "Sassy", "Boy O Boy",and "Bridal", and consist of 4 different stories each centered around it's own personality theme, with it's own title.  Select a "Classy" pantie get a "Classy" novelette... Select a "Sassy" pantie, get a "Sassy" novelette...and so on.  

Release the passion in you.

Dream Sweet