What are you wearing today? Do you choose clothes, shoes, makeup, jewelry, etc that makes you feel better about yourself? I would venture to say yes, most of us do, right? Afterall, the media TELLS us how much clothes matter!
But it doesn't always work that way. There is all kinds of feeling and thoughts inside of us and under our clothes.
There are days when we don't want to draw attention to ourselves so we try to hide – that's the day we wear our drab clothes, hoping to become invisible to the world. "Please don't see me or talk to me today." " I feel unimportant, not good enough, and no one else cares so why should I ?"
Clothes definitely have a big impact on our lives and we have a variety of emotions that are tied to them.
Then there is another side – the one even more invisible and unobvious. This is what I also want to share and what prompted me to write this brief article. Hopefully it will bring your awareness and remembrance to a few things that can help all of us to be more conscious of the decisions we make.
It is still about clothes and what they really mean in our life on an evolutionary level, as well as, individual.
You see, I watched this movie last night. The True Cost.
I am quite aware of our social impact with the food industries and our journey of the health and wellness it can produce or detriment in our bodies.
In fact, it was another documentary my husband and I watched last week that prompted him to stop eating meat and dairy at that very moment! Now this is a man who had one of the strongest belief systems I've ever heard on why he needed meat and dairy. I have not been an advocate of either for a few years but haven't been able to communicate the reasons why to him in a way that made sense to him. Not until he saw this documentary. It has been 9 days and he has not touched any of it. Everyday he mentions how enlightened he is that he has finally heard the real story…..and that's all I will say about that right now because it is really a whole other story……
Anyway, I guess I had a blind eye when it came to my designer jeans and the sexy must-have sandals. Let me explain….
Now most of us have heard of sweat shops, yes?
Well, this movie took it to another level. It is not only cheap labor but the sheer destruction to our planet and fellow sisters
Here is the trailer:
It doesn't go into the full disclosure of the movie, I recommend you watch the full version too.
This movie really opened my eyes and my heart in so many ways. I hope you can find it and watch it too. There is so much that goes on in our world and within ourselves that is worth taking a closer look at so we can show up more conscious, more loving, more considerate, more compassionate, more knowledgeable so we can make our decisions from a broader perpective.
Also, maybe today is a good day to love yourself regardless of what clothes you are wearing. That is when our life really begins to make sense and bring forth ultimate happiness.
Dream Big!
Teresa Salhi
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