Brown Suede Shoes

They are not as "rare," but they are more stable. Today, during my vintage hunt, I wasn't looking for shoes. I was looking for mid-century modern antiques-you know, the kind everyone had when I was a kid, that we all thought was ugly? They are now antiques. Does that mean I am antique? Just wondering.
Anyways, I was meandering about, and my eyes caught a pair of brown suede shoes, low tops. This is what I was searching for when I found the blue ones.  I was looking them over and realized they were the same exact style and brand as the blue ones!  What is it, "Unload the short boot week?" Did I miss something here? Am I really THAT antique? The last Fall fashion update I tapped into in the Fall said short boots are "in". Wow. Good for me. I found my costume piece, and I can also be in style! However, I couldn't stop wondering about the "odds" of ME finding those particular boots, in my particular size. I had to go in at just the right moment, walk around just the right corner, look at them in just the right way; odds are pretty high against this when you are ADD!
So, who cares? I do. Yes, I know, my loony side is manifesting yet again. I can hear you thinking, and wishing you could ask: "What do you think, that it was another 'kiss from God'?"  Yes! How did you know? I stood there dumbstruck, pondering the significance of Brown Suede Shoes. (You know- everything is tied together somehow, our Great Awesome God did it that way for a reason, so why not ask the question?) I get it that this is not "normal".  I am choosing to be okay with that, which is why I now have Blue Suede Shoes.  So NOW, I've added a pair of brown suede shoes to my collection, which I may share in a photo format.
 If Blue Suede Shoes are representative of my "coming out" at 48, then what do the brown ones mean? I am pondering this, and everything about brown exudes practicality, purpose, versatility, safety and security. The Blue Suede Shoes were like new; the brown ones are very worn (just what I needed for the costume, BTW!), which further testifies to the "practicality" theory, and the safety aspect. Really, when you wear Blue Suede Shoes, you get ribbed over it..you've gotta love ribbing when you step out in anything unique or "out-of-the-box" in apparel or accessories of any kind. Believe me I know. It takes more guts to mix them with $250 jeans, and a Target T-shirt, but if you know how to "style" yourself, it works! My oldest daughter recently attended a red carpet event in Beverly Hills, in a .50-cent estate sale "nighty." Stepping out of a Rolls Royce, she was mobbed by the paparazzi, was asked hundreds of times who designed her dress, and she had the last laugh. A testament to styling...Good style comes from within! Not a price tag! (Okay, I confess that quality construction and fabric is also important, but that too is practical, and Target has some of it.)
So getting back to the "meaning" of my finding two pairs of shoes in the same color, in which Blue Suede was likened to a "Kiss from God". I feel like while I am allowing the world to finally see the real me, it is still a practical workable choice. It is really okay to be myself, and is actually more practical, liberating and truthful. If we use all our energy worrying about what others think,  it robs us of time, energy and resources for other more meaningful ventures. Just managing what you think others will think is a time-consuming and monumental task, not to mention the actual material accumulation of stuff needed to uphold the image!  We all have important personal contributions to make to this world, why waste time, money and energy trying so hard to please an ever-changing demand from others? And~if I want to be in different shoes for a day, I can always dress up like Johnny Depp, and make people wonder.
Step out and have a wonderful, liberating day of greatness, and if you dare, buy yourself some Blue Suede Shoes!! (Thanks Elvis, for your awesome interpretation of Carl Perkin's song!)