"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude" Maya Angelou
After a pause in proceedings it would appear the seeds of change are sowing.. and I'm not just talking about the weather. Since the last entry I've stacked up a wealth of pictures of my feet and shoes in many sunny places, and even some with friends but with it now being the very last day of September.. it doesn't seem relevant any more. The fact is, the month of September is largely associated with a change of shoes and for most, new shoes. From the age of 5 most children will spend the summer holidays choosing the best shiny black school shoes they can find, followed by a new plastic lunch box and pencil case of course. From a very young age we have been taught to prepare ourselves for change, not just in the weather but maybe to a new school or classroom and part of our preparedness is to pick shiny new black shoes.. I still feel September makes me need shiny new shoes.
So if pencils and shoes set us up for the changes we inevitably face in life.. that must be why I have a whole bunch of them. And a Tupperware fetish. I do find it strange however that despite having strong links to a school.. with this removed, I still feel September has strong links to change. Pretty pumps wearing is now closely linked to hypothermia without tights and the flip flops are already gathering dust.. last years winter boots have already made their annual début.. Last year being an important part of this shoe progression.
People can become obsessed with comparing people to one another and situations, places, products and even days to others they have experienced which I personally find redundant. Comparing past and present will mostly lead to dwelling on the past and remembering what could have been or what was lost.. it rarely leads to embracing the future, or change for that matter. The last few months have contained some small occurances of change I've wanted to avoid.. facing the inevitable it always a bitch. However, in the face of change I'm going old school.. I'm shopping for new shiny black shoes.
