Section 1 - Introduction
1.1. Weird, Strange, Unique, Different, & Eccentric Name Calling for Icons
Notes…
The world calls you weird and that’s ok: embrace it, love your weirdness, your eccentricities, etc.
Reclaim and own who you are.
Dance to the beat of your own drum.
LOVE YOURSELF FULLY.
See yourself for who you are. Chose for yourself. Take on uncertainty.
Change up your style when you get bored - but remember that fashion comes and goes but STYLE IS FOREVER.
STYLE & SELF-LOVE QUESTIONNAIRE…
In the resources for this introductory video, Sufani Grazna included a Style & Self-Love Wellness Questionnaire that students could use as a part of their future coaching in this area. While it wasn’t a requirement I did work through the questionnaire in one of my journals and decided to include those musings here.
1) From 1-10, 10 being high, what level of self-lovr do you currently have?
7 1/2 / B+ … since my stroke and rejection by someone who meant a lot to me, I’ve been focussed on myself, learning to love myself, and have gratitude for myself and my life. I choose love and kindness, as a way of being.
2) From 1-10, how much do you express yourself with fashion or style?
7 / B … in 2021 I got my first two tattoos, a B, on the back of my lower left leg and a small red heart on my upper right hand corner of my right ass cheek - just like a Care-bear!
In the future, I’d like to get a pair of butterflies on the back of my left arm, and on my right shoulder a pair of owls.
I enjoy wearing crystals as well. Specifically, crystals can provide:
a connection to one’s non-physical guides and teachers, as well as to one’s intuition and higher self;
an enhancing one’s physical, emotional, and mental well-being by affecting one’s energy points (or Chakras) and aura;
grounding;
healing;
increased vibrations and positive feelings such as courage, hope, and peace; and
protection from negativity, as well as from those who may deplete one of their energy.
I also often wear pins, and in August 2021, I also got my ears pierced.
I usually wear jeans, Levi’s 501 jeans primarily, and always have several styles: traditional blue, light blue, dark blue, white, burgundy, and even a tan colour. In the summer I have a selection of jean shorts that I wear in the summer. I also have a few pairs of Levi Dockers pants and shorts, which are a bit more formal. Oh, and I have a wide selection of shirts from Tommy Hilfiger, and a few pants and shorts.
I also have several specialized pairs, which are related to different special edition themes, such as: Lego, Pokémon, the Simpsons, and Star Wars. I feel lucky in that these are usually $180-$250 each but I’ve managed to snag them during year end clearance sales at 40-60% off. I don’t wear these special jeans all the time, I save them for special occasions when I’m meeting friends for dinner or something special as they are really nice and each one serves as a conversation piece. I remember meeting a large group of friends for dinner and a screening of each of the last few Star Wars movies, and I wore my Star Wars jeans for those gatherings. I even have a nice jacket that’s like the one Luke Skywalker wore in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK that I’ve also worn. These I get dry cleaned and they hang in my closet when I’m not wearing them. I rarely wear these as everyday wear, although the Lego ones are not that fancy so I have worn them day to day sometimes.
I also enjoy wearing t-shirts that are funny or inspiring. As an empath,
3) Do you know the difference between fashion and style and the pressures? One puts on you that the other does not?
Fashion is a popular trend related to Hao on my dress, at, and where accessory such as jewelry, and this often change his annually as dictated by its consumer-capitalist roots which drive companies in the fashion industry to make more revenue every year; whereas style relates to how one chooses to do some thing in a manner that is unique to an individual. Keeping up with latest fashion trends can be stressful as one might always feel behind, whereas an individual’s style choices are unique to them, molded by their interests and tastes, and are rarely influenced by or dictated to because of the latest trends.
