Yesterday after work I popped into a local dress shop to look for India appropriate clothing (ie. loose and cool) for my upcoming sojourn to the world championships—volleyball. Upon entering the store the first thing that caught my eye of course was the mumu style big dresses that have no form. As I fondly fingered the first formless dress my daughter’s voice came to me saying ‘Mom, if it looks fat on the rack its going to look fat on you! You’re not big so quit buying big formless clothes’. I listened to her direction and went deeper into the dress shop finding the perfect dress—smocked fitted bodice and long flowing skirt. It was a match made in heaven. I knew I had to have it even before looking at the price tag. It was off the rack and into my arms and off to the checkout confidently knowing that this was a compliment to my appearance rather than a detriment. I was reminded however of how hard those old habits are to change—big baggy clothes seem to have been my comfort and norm for many years. And exactly why that is I don’t know. Perhaps a deep seated belief that I needed to be hidden—that I couldn’t really be who I am. A huge part of being healthy in mind, body, and spirit is allowing me to be who I am as well as allowing others to see who I am and to know me. What a powerful lesson to learn simply from buying a dress! The symbols and messages of who I am are found in every particle of my life. I need only open my eyes and mind to see and know the teacher when it/he/she appears. Here’s to the teachers that are around us every day and everywhere.
-R
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