{"id":1217,"date":"2013-03-27T13:33:20","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T20:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redshoezone.ca\/?p=1217"},"modified":"2025-12-22T01:33:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T09:33:47","slug":"are-you-living-with-old-scripts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohmywordjournal.com\/redshoezone\/are-you-living-with-old-scripts\/","title":{"rendered":"are you living with old scripts?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adventures into the Red Shoe Project and its\u2019 subsequent off spring Red Shoe Zone were launched when a friend insisted I buy a pair of shoes that I didn\u2019t think were \u2018me\u2019. She did.<\/p>\n

She couldn\u2019t have known at the time how right she was.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t that I didn\u2019t like the shoes, it\u2019s just that they were red and (apparently) I had created a hard and fast rule for myself that I-only-wear-black-shoes. Ok big deal you say. Except that when I (finally) wore the red shoes entirely new visas opened up, I connected with fascinating people and the thought they provoked resembled an erupting volcano.<\/p>\n

It was an innocuous old script (focusing on shoe colour after all) but the interesting thing was that I was clinging to it\u00a0with a death grip. Somewhere along the line it seemed, I decided black shoes \u2013 were the way to go. It didn\u2019t shop at shoes\u2026..fling open my closet doors and as far as the eye could see\u2026black, black and more black.<\/p>\n

How far back did this black idea go? When I thought about it, it appeared to be 22 years. I had created a script for myself that said I-was-best-in-black. That\u2019s who I was\u2026 comfort zone identified-case closed. Black had been allowed to take over and was driving my bus! Not good. \u00a0The big question was why?<\/p>\n

The black colour choice had been questioned before, by my daughter, who was 5 at the time, \u201cmommy why do you always wear black when you are a colorful person?\u201d\u00a0 I remember the question, it stopped me in my tracks but I chose not to think too deeply and brushed it aside saying, \u201cI like the colour black, Kelly\u201d. She persisted, \u201cbut black isn\u2019t really a colour mommy\u201d. I don\u2019t remember my exact response but it was something like \u201cwell it is<\/span> a colour to me Kelly\u201d. Brilliant. Obviously, I did not see this as a teaching moment for her or me. Looking back, rational thought must have been lurking beneath the surface, because I never forgot the conversation. I had it filed away until the RED shoes showed up and the colour issue once again surfaced!<\/p>\n

A-HA!<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a colour issue it\u2019s about old scripts, old beliefs that are no longer relevant being desperately held onto. \u00a0Warm, fuzzy comfort zones surround them making certain they remain upheld. \u00a0\u00a0When I peeled back the layers of the colour script I could see it went back to a time when I wanted to be (perceived as) sophisticated, skinny<\/span> AND (on a deeper level) I think I just wanted to blend in. Yep\u2026 that\u2019s how I adopted my black style and locked \u2018er down.<\/p>\n

The scariest thing\u2026..I was guessing that this wasn\u2019t the only old script I was reading from. \u2026I was betting there were plenty more to uncover. Holy Moly those red shoes walked me to the tip of an iceberg.<\/p>\n

OK\u2026I\u2019m IN.<\/p>\n

Now\u2019s the time\u2026I\u2019ll be reexamining my scripts and beliefs. When I peek inside I can see a big pile \u2013old ones, new ones\u2014they\u2019ll all be dusted off and looked at. Some will be discarded and others kept. For now I\u2019m opening to colour and playing with a rainbow. I must admit wearing colour changes how I feel and therefore how I interact and reflect in the world. \u00a0I LOVE it!<\/p>\n

I have a big project ahead of me. In the meantime\u2026spring has sprung and all the new, hopeful, happy colours are lining the racks.\u00a0 I\u2019m leaning towards pink, mauve— and (of course) red!\u00a0\u00a0 Then there’s green to consider. The Vancouver Sun this morning\u00a0reports that\u00a0green is the<\/em> colour of 2013. The article goes on to say “green is known to be the most relaxing and restful colour to the human eye…it represents nature, energy and harmony, all thngs that relate to hope and renewal.” Now that sounds good! oooooooooommmmm<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0reACTION [to change in the response to stimulus]: Examine-Keep-Dispose<\/b><\/h2>\n

Got any old scripts hanging around?<\/p>\n

Be on the lookout for them and when they surface ask self \u2013 \u201cDo I believe this? \u201cIs it relevant to my life today?\u201d \u201cHow is it helping and \/or hindering me?\u201d<\/p>\n

Keep those that are true today. Dispose of others. Replace with NEW.<\/p>\n

If you liked this post please share it with friends and\u00a0like Red Shoe Zone\u00a0on Facebook.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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