Hi to so many new friends who are joining us this week, and hello to everyone who has been here for a while. Thanks for sharing my Sunday! It’s Catherine (from Small Steps Are Perfect and The 10 Minute Fix) dropping in to say hello…
…at 4:37am on Sunday morning! Yep, couldn’t sleep, thinking of you.
Why?
This idea.
Ruby slippers. Red shoes. A metaphor.
I wrote about it in The 10 Minute Fix, but it bears repeating:
Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz could have gone home at any time. So can we.
We’re already wearing the ruby slippers…but we forget.
Let me give you an example in my own life this week. Please do go ahead and insert your version of fun in the place of mine. For me, dancing is so much fun. But truly, how many chances do you get to have a boogie? At a wedding? Maybe at a party. A couple of times a year at most, right?
Wrong.
This weekend I remembered I can dance any time I want to. I put in my earbuds. I pick a song I love. I shut the door. I can have a dance with me, for me.
Anytime. Several times a day.
It makes me so happy.
I know this is obvious, but be honest: how often do you actually allow yourself to do what’s fun?
I’m guessing you can probably go and do that thing right now.
Who is stopping you? You are.
Who was stopping me? I was. But not anymore.
If your life feels a little short on fun at the moment, HEY! We’re adults. We can give ourselves the gift of having fun, and being fun.
We’re already wearing the red shoes, my friends. Let’s hop up, put our phones down, and do something that we love.
Let’s LOVE our age,
Catherine xx
ps. Fun stuff for you…
Red shoes. Truth: I’m not a red person, but I would wear pink all the day long. Still, these are fun red heels. High, though. I barely do this anymore! Or cute with shorts or wow, red trainers. Okay, maybe I could wear red shoes :)
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