After two days of frazzled nerves, frayed temper and fractured consciousness, I stepped into this song by India Arie. And it spoke to me, from the ends of my crazy hair to the tips of my clippety clogs.
Sometimes I shave my legs and sometimes I don't
Sometimes I comb my hair and sometimes I won't
Depend on how the wind blows I might even paint my toes
It really just depends on whatever feels good in my soul
I'm not the average girl from your video
and I ain't built like a supermodel
But, I learned to love myself unconditionally
Because I am a queen
I'm not the average girl from your video
My worth is not determined by the price of my clothes
No matter what I'm wearing I will always be The India Arie
Isn’t this one of the most gorgeous things you ever heard? And can you imagine a whole new generation of girls growing into women, singing this song?
After last week’s lugubrious Worthiness Wednesday post, I feel we need some levity and a whole lot of love. Perhaps you might like to crank this song up and dance sassily around the room! Perhaps you might like to leave your legs unshaved (or not) or give yourself a pedicure (or not). Being a curly girl, I can never get a comb through my hair when it's dry, so I won't even attempt that one!
But really, I’m just curious. What floats your fabulous boat? What sends delicious tingles up your spine? What makes you feel like you have a sip of the most glorious French champagne coursing through your veins? What makes you feel wildly and unapologetically you?
Please do share it here. And, better still, make some time to do it this week!
And please ignore the voices that suggest you are being self-indulgent, silly or irresponsible. Because the honest-to-goodness truth is that you deserve these things. You most likely don’t get do them every day, which is part of what makes them so special. They are also an important part of what makes you you.
And we are all the richer when you are truly you.
Love the music and lyrics. Thanks for sharing. Good to be reminded to explore "what floats your boat?" Strange to say....I still am unsure how to answer that question. I am close than I was two years ago, but that question still makes my mind just go blank. Time to explore some more which I suppose you could say is the answer to the question right now. Exploring the wonderful world, people, words, visual, smells...finding out what feels goooood. Shaking off the shackles. xx
ReplyDeleteHope you are feeling good and I see from your next post you are making some time for being you. xx