Masks
I was reflecting that the world has changed forever and we cannot snap back to exactly how things were a couple of years ago.
Masks seem likely to be our everyday fashion accessories. They are tricky and as with most things there is a down side and an upside. The downside is that folk are not as easy to recognise and you have to look a little closer, maybe ask the self effacing, embarrassing question.
So what’s the upside? The upside is that we are doing our very best to protect each other. There are also some pretty zany and creative styles and prints. Some of us have great creative genius and its good to see it on show and celebrate it.
But there is also something else going on with masks. I look at it this way. I see masks as a not so subtle reminder that the person before us is more than their outward features. We have to look beyond the masked face to the real person who is more than just a smile, a grin and a few facial muscles.
This can be hard work sometimes. It is not always easy and some of us for very understandable reasons, often hidden reasons, have masked ourselves in other ways.
But always, the undisclosed is well worth getting to know and enjoy. Over time they, like you, will shift and evolve so there is always something new to learn and gasp at.
The quirky bit is that as we work at getting to know the person on the other side of the mask, we too grow, change and develop. We become more accessible and delightful. In our wrestle to get to know the other person, our mask slips and people see us as never before.