This week I wore a pair of shoes not on my list. Back in late September, I placed a box that contained my black sling-back kitten heels on the top shelf of my closet; that is the shelf where things that I did not want crammed into a box and things that I have purchased to wear post-P333 live. I put the box up there in case of a funeral. I did not have any black shoes on my list, and I didn't want them on my list, either, but if I had to go to a serious function, I wanted to be able to dress appropriately.
I did not go to a funeral, thankfully, but I did interview for my contract renewal (good thoughts, please. I should know next week), and while the interview panel was made up of colleagues who see me sporting my Fluevogs all the time around campus, I felt the need to dress as conservatively as I was able. I debated this a bit, but as my fellow-P333-er, the sage Andrew Odom said, "…break from 333 if you have to. No financial security will have you at Project 00 forever!"
Here, then are this week's outfits.
If you'd like to see the cheater shoes or all of my Project 333 outfits, visit my Flickr set. See any other differences?
Before you head off, tell me something: when have you broken rules (your own or those imposed by others) in order to accomplish something in a more appropriate way?
I feel SO guilty when I break rules. Even if I know I need to break them for whatever reason. It is like it sits in my stomach all day. Normally, once I’ve fully finished whatever I’m doing I can move on. But, during the breaking of the rule … BAD BAD feeling.
I am pretty sure it was FDR that said, “Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are.” Therefore, I try to not look too firmly at rules. I think of them are ethical guidelines. Therefore, if I feel I need to break a few suggestions or guidelines to do what I feel is ultimately the right thing, then I do.
When I worked as a youth pastor my first evening with them found me in jeans, a tshirt, and some doc martens. I was immediately approached by one of the deacons of the church who asked me what I thought I was doing dressing so inappropriately. I responded, “I am not here for you. I am here for them. And if I am HERE for them then they will be HEAR for Him (and I gestured to my ear and then upward).” I wasn’t trying to make a point but rather be myself so I could connect with a group of students who knew dishonesty and phony when they saw it!
Authenticity is always best, right, Drew?