The Joys of Wearing a Costume in Everyday Life! – #9 of 50 Things That Help Me Heal (video)

Another gem from Live Action Role Playing 

Here’s the basic deal — I have embraced all of my outfits as costumes.

Jeans and t-shirt = casual costume.

Flowing skirt and soft shirt = my beauty femme hippie costume.

Suit = get it done work mode costume.

I see what I wear as an externalization of my identity. So I play with it, let it shift, expand, and change.

Self growth comes from using this principle:

Try something totally different!

When I wear a costume, it brings out certain parts of me that might not always be visible. Wearing a costume can bring out something dormant within me, so I can say, “Hello self. I love YOU too!”

People view and read what you choose to wear, it’s true. Not bad or good, we are tracking and creating meaning almost constantly. Playing with costumes is not intended to reinforce biases (though it may reveal what other people experience). This practice is also not about being judged “positively” or “negatively.” In fact, I think that wearing a costume can help dismantle judgement.

50 Things That Help Me Heal is a collection of 50 bite-sized, short vlogs to help you find healing in, and from, anything. Learn skills that can help get you back on track to heal a broken heart, apathy, loneliness, body aches and pains, lack of self purpose, or whatever you’ve got going on. Here’s a hint: NO FIXING — There’s nothing to fix.

Come with me on a journey to learn down to earth, reality based concepts to help you heal without having to be perfect or positive all the time. We often think of “healing” as some mysterious thing that can’t be explained, and although we can’t explain it per se, we can develop skills and practices that promote healing while restoring our joy, love, and faith. Watch Now >>