I am delighted to share that I have been enjoying life from a new angle all week. Well, with all the new high heels I’ve been wearing I’ve had the best excuse ever to keep looking up at the greatness of life and down at its silly little challenges (which are now even smaller with distance). It’s rather ridiculous that a little pair of heels can help you see a whole new perspective. Well, High Heelers, that’s the power of giving your view a little lift!
In the spirit of this new perspective, renewed confidence and all the rest, when I attacked the shops last week and overloaded my shoe cupboard, I acquired a pair of very high, stupidly sexy, leopard-print, peep-toed, sling-backs. Since I painted my toes fire-engine red last night, I just had to wear them today. So I’ve been prancing around the office enjoying the many, many compliments – including those from my favourite glamour-shoe-icon and boss, Natalie Maroun.
After a day of massive ego-boosting and wonderful shoe happiness, I did a little running around – as one does late on a Monday afternoon when trying to get out the office. The seasoned heel-enthusiasts will confirm that this is not a good idea in new heels. So low and behold, I suddenly found myself low and holding the ground. Yep. One faulty step and the ridiculously high heels sent me sliding across our well-polished reception tiles like a seasoned ice-skater and landing flat on my chin – like a dork! My pencil skirt fortunately remained conservatively over my wobbly-bits, but in its tightness, made it quite impossible to stand up again. So there I lay, face down and giggling like an embarrassed teenager with no one to help me up again. Idiot!
Sigh! I have had the broken heel before. I’ve had the uncomfortable heel before. But I have never ever had an ego-adjusting heel before. Well. There you have it. High Heels can do more than just make you feel confident and wonderful. They can also bring you down to earth and humble you, when necessary. Who knew? New perspective.
When Cinderella donned her uncomfortable glass slippers she entered into a world quite unlike the one she was used to. She literally stepped up into a class she’d never known. She became regal and glamorous. And once she’d seen that life (and it had seen her) there was no going back. If only I was Cinderella! My silly heels took me into the realm of reality today and made me remember that we all started off moving on our hands and feet. We should never forget the struggles we’ve overcome and we should never forget that others are struggling too.
Sometimes you have to put your feet into someone else’s’ shoes – please, not literally! Let’s be High Heelers (and flat-shoed ones) who remember where we’re from and help those who are still crawling a little, this week. Let’s be the ones that hand out the heels (as Natalie did for me last year) to those who have potential to step up in them. “Cinderella is proof that a new pair of shoes can change your life.” Have a wonderful week.
Cheers,
Jo
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