Perfect Shoes

I had a great time yesterday reading the latest articles from peyups.com. Those authors really crack me up. Some are really serious, and veritable mind openers, while others are just plain fun, with a great dose of common sense sprinkled all throughout the articles.



Just want to comment about the "All I Need To Learn, I Learned from Shoes" article. The author has been writing 'kikay' articles for a while but I'm amazed at the analogies she finds in tiny details of her life. Funny, but I think we all can relate.



Aside from the 'overused shoes', the 'maganda siya, pero masakit shoes' and the 'shoes that got away', I'll just add the 'shoe that really fits'.



The Shoe That Fits Perfectly



Go figure I'm writing something about a topic I have only seen and lived through in my dreams. I haven't yet found a perfect pair of shoes. The one pair that you looked all over for. Landmark shoe sale, Janeo, Rusty Lopez, CMG, all SM outlets, and what-have-yous. The one that you don't exactly know what type of design, what kind or even what color you wanted, but you're browsing along, hoping to find a pair that will fit perfectly with your lifestyle.



For me, that will have to be a pair of sandals, that can go semi-formal and casual. Jologs or sosyal, strong woman or feminine girl, it fits. I'm not sporty so it doesn't have to go there. Maybe a pair of black thongs sandals, comfortably fashionable. That's a perfect pair.



I can wear it on a date, whether it be movies or dinner with family on special occasions. It can go with a skirt, or jeans. It can bring me to the grocery store but wouldn't look out of place in Greenbelt on a Saturday night. It's reliable, trustworthy, comfortable and has more to it than meets the eye.



The one that aside from being overused, I take care of naturally, just because I don't take it for granted. Why should I when I looked all over for it? And it's my most loved pair of shoes. Surely one can see the proof of that love with the well-worn soles, and the permanent imprint of my foot on each sandal. My friends can also attest to that love, for they know that pair very well. They've seen during birthday parties, movie dates, or even during coffee meetings. I've also introduced it to my family. They see how I take care of it, or how it goes everywhere with me.



I don't have any lessons learned from this, as I haven't found the perfect pair. But I have lots of Hope. And prayers. And wishes from the heart. My hope is that as we girls try on different kinds, different pairs, we'll keep in mind that out there lies the perfect one. The perfect one for us. Like with shoes, as we get older, we already have an idea what kind we need and what will fit us perfectly.



My prayer goes two ways: That the one will soon come to me, and that I'll recognize him as such - like the shoe that fits me perfectly.