I have noticed that my shoes completely change my outlook and attitude towards the world. Does this make me superficial? Probably, but I am okay with that.

If I wear trainers or flipflops, I am more apt to rush around and be frazzled. I am more deferential, more prone to panic and more likely to be self-deprecating.

Things change when I slip into my shoes with three inch heels. My stride changes, my shoulders go back and my chin goes up a little. Suddenly, it is not a big deal if I am two or six minutes late. Somehow I am more at ease and less deferential in the way I interact with the world. I smile more and speak with greater confidence.

Is it any wonder that I wear heeled sandals or loafers most every day? Heeled shoes and lipstick are my armor, protecting my doubt-filled, squishy-marshmallow-pushover-center from the world.