Shoes and Words: Is there a common link?

Guest post by Danielle from http://itssonicetobenice.com


I love looking at fashion, but I’m definitely far from being a clothes horse or shoe fanatic. Actually, I haven’t been shopping in a few months. I do understand that many people are, however. I know a number of people that love shoes, buy shoes before they have an outfit to match, and would fight if you tried to pry a coveted pair from their hands.

I’m sure you’ve heard stories, seen pictures, or you might just be a shopaholic yourself….and there’s nothing wrong with this at all. We all have things that we like and might possibly collect. I love tea pots and have a beautiful fledgling collection.

But I know people who can spend hours looking for the right pair of shoes, making sure they match their outfit to a T, making sure they’ll have the baddest pair in the club, work, or church.
And again, I really don’t think there’s anything wrong with such behavior, as long as you’re not going broke.
I do have a problem, however, when our image (that we work so hard on) doesn’t reflect who we really are. Looking like a church going man or woman, professional, or a prince, but speaking without control, substance, or foresight…..

Last week, as I waited for a seminar to begin, I wrote a poem in response to this frustration. The focus was learning to choose the appropriate words, learning to be strategic with our word choice….sort of like we are with our shoes.


Actually, the last line of the poem is ‘choose your words like you choose your shoes.’
I have no idea where the directive came from, but I couldn’t get the simile out of my head. Choose your words like you choose your shoes so they’ll match your motive, your character, the person to whom you’re speaking, and the image that your trying to project.

Most importantly, choose your words like you choose your shoes so you can show love, be a blessing, be heard, be effective, and encounter the least resistance.

Any thoughts? Is it impossible to be more conscious of the words we use? Is our language and word choice set in stone? Can our vernacular change at 30 or 40? What other similes would you use to compare to word choice?


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