I have been recently contemplating the subtle messages in our daily going onings, and how they are reflections of our lives (maybe because the daily going onings ARE our lives).
I started to think of the simile, life is like shoes. Let me explain.
Example 1:
Shoes: We see a pair of shoes in a store window and we love them. We enter the store, but they don’t have our size.
Life: We see something that we would really love to do. We try to get invited into it, but the opportunity doesn’t really fall into our laps.
Shoes: Do you look for the shoes at another store? Or are you distracted by the next window?
Life: Do you pursue what it is you really want to do, or are you distracted by something else? Is this distraction a buffer between you and failure?
Example 2:
Shoes: We see a pair of shoes in a store window and we love them. We try them on, but they don’t fit well.
Life: We really want to like/be good at something, but in order to somewhat enjoy it (this is usually momentarily for the example given) we have to pretend, because it doesn’t fit well.
Shoes: Do you buy the shoes? Or leave disappointed?
Life: How long do you keep up the act? How long should you?
Example 3: (this one is my favorite)
Shoes: We see a pair of shoes we love. We try them on. They feel great. We buy them. They give us a blister after wearing them.
Life: We try on a new roll, taking a new class, seeking out new relationships and situations. Situations rarely end up taking shape in the way we imagined. They often leave us etched with a little mark (sometimes in our egos).
Shoes: Do you get a band-aid? Do you form a callus? Do you get rid of the shoes?
Life: Do you patch up situations? Do you strengthen your own skin? Do you eliminate the abrasive situations in your life?
Example 4:
Shoes: You like your friends shoes.
Life: You like your friends life.
Shoes: Do you ask your friend were s/he got them? Is it the type of friend that will care if you have the same shoes?
Life: Do you ask your friend what makes them happy in their life? Do you ask them for some direction so that you can shape your life in a similar way? Does your friend offer to help? Or do you need some new friends?
And now … my relationship to shoes has changed. I can tell you this, I like wearing Havianas the best (lots of room to breathe, low maintenance, low fuss), I am addicted to runners (comfortable and take a pounding), I have a love/hate relationship with heels (love feeling sexy, hate feeling restricted) and boots, well I have found just three pairs in the last 20 years of searching to fit over my calves. I’ll let you form your own conclusions there; I got nothing!
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| I don't own these yet, but I do love them. |
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| I own these. And so does a very good friend! |
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| For the daily going onings! |
I dare you to take a good gander at your shoes now; and then, take a good look at your life! What do YOU see? LOL
Namaste!
Di
Note: “onings” is not a word, but I think it should be. I think “daily going onings” sounds superior to daily episodes, daily events, or daily incidents.
What they said:
A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. ~ Charles Spurgeon
Creativity often consists of merely turning up what is already there. Did you know that right and left shoes were thought up only a little more than a century ago? ~ Bernice Fitz-Gibbon
I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. Everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large. ~Charlie Chaplin
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