Have you ever had a spiritual experience with a pair of
shoes? I did about 3 weeks ago in a dressing room of a second hand store. They
were a pair of Mary Jane heels and in 2 seconds they totally transformed me in
front of the mirror. I swear it looked like I lost 20 pounds and my legs went
on forever. I owe you pictures but I’ve only worn them once and I suck at
taking pictures of myself. After picking up the Mary Janes for $24 I hit a clearance
sale at JC Penney’s. I was there to replace my favorite pair of knee high
boots, one of the zippers finally gave out and the cost of repair was more than
a new pair of boots. Since it was the end of the season I was able to pick up a
new pair of $120 boots for $24. On my way to the checkout I came across another
pair of heels. They spoke to me and told me that I had to have them. But the
heels, they were so tall and thin. I convinced myself years ago that I could
not wear heels like that. I tried them on and once again looked 20 pounds
lighter. My short little legs now had additional 5 inches on them. I was 5’5”!!
I think I even saw the top of the shoe department lady’s head! Here they are:
I then got brave and started wearing my heels to work. It
took some practice to master the stairs; it was worth it just to see the top of
more than one co-workers head. I even wore the the Mary Jane heels to work one day – turns out
they are 6 hour shoes, but they were noticed and commented on throughout the
day. Along with the longer leg length
came a new body confidence and an appreciation for my core muscles. I don’t
know if I can go back to wearing cowboy boots or anything under a 2 inch heel
during the work week.
“They went into my closets looking
for skeletons, but thank God, all they found were shoes, beautiful shoes.”
Imelda Marcos
