Suddenly, I noticed the slew of questions I’ve always asked before getting dressed each day: “What will others be wearing?” “What is appropriate for this event/this place?” “What will I be expected to wear?” This lulled me into wearing the standby black pants haunting me from my corporate attire nearly everywhere. I would throw on the same rotating outfits for the past – wow – probably 5 years. I actually thought that I was thinking about what I wanted to wear.
Yesterday was a wardrobe revolution filled with new questions: I asked my body how it wanted to be draped, inquired what would make my spirit soar. Putting on my beautiful, flowing purple skirt with a t-shirt, I set out for work and for the day.
My purple skirt twirled me through the day and wrapped me in joy. Living in each moment, I breathed in spring blossom trees everywhere, plopped down in the grass on a blanket with a book, felt the soft skirt against my legs while it danced in the breeze.
I’d never before noticed this internal dialogue and the way it was limiting me. From now on, I am asking ME what to wear. I will consider more than color, more than black cotton pants or jeans? The last time I dressed authentically on a regular basis was in 5th grade, resulting in lots of fluorescent colors and mismatching, ruffles and skirts with tennis shoes. Look out world, my creative spirit is in charge of my wardrobe again!
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