We are a society who wear many, many hats. I don’t mean decorative
head-wear when I say this (I’m always dealing in extremes with hats on my head;
either they look fab or they look dreadful, no in-between) rather, I’m
referring to the different sides of ourselves. I know that personally I juggle
a few various hats as Lyn, some getting more frequent wear than others.
The Educator
Such a versatile addition to any ensemble, this hat!
Equal parts empathy, exhaustion, over-the-top-organisation, energy, politics, passion,
frustration, patience, ambition, vocation and a smidge of insanity.
The Pretending-To-Be-An-Adult
This one is still waaaay too big for me. Like,
seriously, the brim is so wide I have trouble finding my way but even so, I own
it and I do drag it out every now and then. If I’m lucky someday I’ll even grow
into it… but I doubt it.
The
Delirious & Silly
Ah, this one is loud and raucous and absurd.
Glary hues, exaggerated shapes and topped with some hilarious, entertaining but
also high-voltage (and often excruciatingly annoying for those in the nearby
vicinity) pom-poms.
The Obsessive-Appreciator
So this one is totes my hipster hat; it shelters
me with big nerdy ear-flaps that allow me to love stuff (film, TV, music,
literature, anything!) without hearing a bad word said against them. It’s just
one big emotional, inspirational, passionate train-wreck of a fan-bonnet.
The Crazy-Cat-Lady-Hermit
An old familiar beanie of mine. It’s a bit
worse-for-wear and sometimes I wear it more than I probably should but it both
comforts and rejuvenates me. Even though it smells a smidge funky and doesn’t
do particularly well at playing with the other head-garments.
The list above only really names a few! I feel
like I’m constantly battling myself; a bunch of hats fighting for prominence in
my wardrobe. Occasionally I’ll try to wear more than one at once, the results
either hysterical or disastrous. One thing is for sure though – I’ve gone
through a lot of hats so far and will
encounter many more, I expect… all of them are me. In some way, if even in the smallest way, they serve their purpose.
How many hats do you wear? Maybe it’s time to
change up the rotation and put one away? Or buy a brand new fancy schmancy one?
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