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April 06, 2011
It is what it is --a symphony in Beige, Taupe and Gray
I am getting interested in Beiges, Taupes, grays. in simple geometric lines. They seem restful and vague, quiet and elegant and more than any other attribution its the simplicity of their presentation that reaches me and takes me. Recently I tend to imagine myself in a room dressed mainly by wheat color walls, a simple sofa efficiently small and bare of any additional burdens of a tall back or a wide seat, not even any pattern on the fabric, just a Light Taupe sofa to sit on. Soft gray short pile carpeting , a tall light fixture and a short table that suites the sofa.
My age has been following me , I try so hard to ignore him but he makes himself present at every chance. Mirror is his playground, sometimes a glass window would even do. It is the lines, the ones that are short and the long ones and the inadequacy of their shape, the slight bends or bulges and how they flirt with gravity , trying to sustain the essence of what they present; age. I never thought it should bother me, however though it is not bothersome , It is surprising. dating young women does not help either. They know not much etiquette and even less accustomed to grace. There are exceptions and men of my age are rather grateful for their existence and patience.
They say a balanced individual should be able to adhere to changes in his life and manage the new situations. The rising sale of self help books and Antidepressants beg to differ. The hard skull in our heads hosts a rather soft combination of
matters and neurons connected to a library of images, voices, memories and ideas , trying to make sense of its surroundings and adjust to the unpredictable nature of the lives we live. We are soft inside, moist , living , breathing and flexible. We learn early on how to bend, how to crawl, move and fit within and through all there is . It is a journey and we travel within its short and long distances , and we are always going somewhere.
She said you rather dress youthful for your age. She had found a bottle of hair color in the cabinet and was suspicious of how original is my hair color. I brought it to her attention that the bottle was never opened; just a mere sign of a weak moment of loneliness amid high expectations of a bruised ego. I also reasoned that it is not the youth I am following in my
clothing but practicality. Jeans with something simple on top, darker colors preferred to visually correct the lines I talked about and loafers for shoes, again so there is no burden of shoe laces. I am joining Cyrus my Guru in accepting, IT IS WHAT IT IS, --like there are any other choices !!
Posted by Idinraha at April 6, 2011 01:05 PM
Comments
"It is what it is," so very true. I've been trying to live in the moment myself, my problem being that I get too far ahead of myself so that I feel like I'm on fast forward and who wants to be on fast forward when time itself is so short? Simplicity. Like your beiges and taupes. They have a peaceful, monochromatic quality. I dunno though...I'm not quite that smitten with neutrality. Greens and blues are more my taste these days. Used to be black but that's too obvious and I'm tired of being depressed. Green is of the earth and blue is like water, so I guess that means I'm more connected to living. Anyways...didn't mean to elaborate like that. It's good to read something new from you. Because after all, "We are soft inside, moist, living, breathing and flexible," and sometimes it's nice to be taken to another level...
Posted by: jen at April 9, 2011 12:10 AM
There is no problem Metal, its the gift you have -- YOUTH and what a seductive lover youth is. enjoy the greens, the blue, and once you get to my age you will enjoy the Beiges and Grays......Time my friedn
time.....
Posted by: Idinraha at April 10, 2011 04:01 PM