When I lived in Los Angeles in my early twenties one of the first things I bought myself was a pair of stunning cowboy boots. Actually, they were more like cowgirl boots. They were wonderfully loud – bright red and white and I wore them with pride. They’re now lying scuffed in a cupboard somewhere – too small for me to fit into and occasionally used by the children for dressing up. A shadow of their former selves.
I’m in Dorset this week for half-term and took myself to the Bournemouth Life Club as a treat. We spent the evening working on perspectives. Most peculiar things kept popping into my head. When asked to think of an animal, I thought of a tadpole (!?) and when asked to think of a character from a film I thought of John Wayne.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve never been a fan of cowboy films (apart from Butch Cassidy – and I’m not sure you’d count that) and I certainly have never been a fan of John Wayne, but there he was, larger than life in my mind.
So, what did my life look like from John Wayne’s perspective? It looked simple. Suddenly I had the power and the arrogance to make decisions, to be confident, to be ruthless, to determine my future.
I left the Life Club not walking, but swaggering. I’m going to buy myself another pair of cowboy boots – maybe black this time.
What item of clothing makes you feel confident? Or even swagger?
See you at Life Clubs.
All best wishes,
Nina
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2 comments :
Hi Nina, I love the thought of you as John Wayne! :) Go buy those boots!!
I hate that I still haven't managed to get back to LC, every week there's something else, but I'm going to do my best to get there next Wed. Have a great weekend.
Fab. Look forward to seeing you on Wednesday. Boots might not be physically on my feet by then, but they will be spiritually.
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