Normally I
would not wear such an outlandish combination of ankle socks and sneakers, but
I am about to participate in a game that requires comfortable feet. When I was
younger I would never have worn these ankle socks with my shoes and if I did
they would be very plain and nondescript. However, most of the time I would end
up with sore aching feet and blisters. I paid a high price for being
fashionable.
One of the
great things about maturing is realizing that common sense and comfort always
outweigh fashion. Fashion may look good,
but if you are uncomfortable it is guaranteed you will not have a good time.
Remember a time when you forwent comfort for fashion and your feet were sore
and aching? Did you really have a good time?
There is a man
named Victor who I see every week when I go to play lawn bowling. He has a
style for the outrageous. His colorful ankle socks rise above his brightly
colored sneakers. His clothes are bright, always matching the color of his
socks. But he is always comfortable in his shoes with his socks popping with
colors in patterns and stripes. I always feel lifted and happy when I see
Victor because he is having so much fun with color and does not give a rat’s
ass what anyone thinks.
I think I am starting to like being fashionably
nerdy. My feet don’t get blisters any more. When I look down at my ankles and
see them covered with bright colors I smile at what a long way I have come. It’s
not the nerdy part that I like, but the part about not giving a rat’s ass what
anybody thinks! I am comfortable in my own skin and my nerdy socks.
Being
comfortable is the most stylish version of yourself you can portray to the world,
because comfort never goes out of style. Stay fashionably nerdy and enjoy your
stylish comfort. That’s proactive aging!
Doctor Lynn
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