Oct 31, 2013
There is always something to be said for those adults who are "into Halloween" who don't have kids. I mean, if you have kids it's ok, you have to be into it for them. If you don't have kids - I know how you look at us with your sympathy.
So, let me tell you what Halloween is.
Halloween is when you decide about what you want to be. Not be when you grow up, not be in 5 years - just what you want to be because we are human beings. Suddenly, nothing is off limits, nothing is forbidden - crafty, sexy, gory, inspirational, funny - everything is ok. You can be a character, you can adventure into stories, stores and shoes you might never wear again. But, what's really cool, sometimes you find something there - a look, a pose, a color - that never leaves.
Halloween is more than candy and kids and scary movies - just like Christmas is more than cookies, presents and jingle bells.
Halloween is when a child is told to dress as a hero and the child chooses Chris Hadfield. Halloween is when you take a perfectly normal, dirty squash you picked from a field and turn it into a masterpiece. Halloween is when people come together and help each other out with gusto just to be a group of Smurfs or a bunch of flappers. Halloween is when you can see horror, we've all seen horror, and suddenly it's just a little bit more ok because we all jumped when the killer was behind the door.
Halloween is about being more than in or out of the comfort zone. Halloween is about finding objects and people and things and making them more real. Halloween is about looking horror in the face with a laugh.
I have had Halloweens that have stayed with me ever since.
Like this tube of red lipstick (and I never wear lipstick), which frankly, looks stunning on me!
Be Part of the Adventure
Do you have a suggestion or want to see me attempt something? Drop me an email at AdventuringAmanda@gmail.com with your suggestions
So, let me tell you what Halloween is.
Halloween is when you decide about what you want to be. Not be when you grow up, not be in 5 years - just what you want to be because we are human beings. Suddenly, nothing is off limits, nothing is forbidden - crafty, sexy, gory, inspirational, funny - everything is ok. You can be a character, you can adventure into stories, stores and shoes you might never wear again. But, what's really cool, sometimes you find something there - a look, a pose, a color - that never leaves.
Halloween is more than candy and kids and scary movies - just like Christmas is more than cookies, presents and jingle bells.
Halloween is when a child is told to dress as a hero and the child chooses Chris Hadfield. Halloween is when you take a perfectly normal, dirty squash you picked from a field and turn it into a masterpiece. Halloween is when people come together and help each other out with gusto just to be a group of Smurfs or a bunch of flappers. Halloween is when you can see horror, we've all seen horror, and suddenly it's just a little bit more ok because we all jumped when the killer was behind the door.
Halloween is about being more than in or out of the comfort zone. Halloween is about finding objects and people and things and making them more real. Halloween is about looking horror in the face with a laugh.
I have had Halloweens that have stayed with me ever since.
Like this tube of red lipstick (and I never wear lipstick), which frankly, looks stunning on me!
Be Part of the Adventure
Do you have a suggestion or want to see me attempt something? Drop me an email at AdventuringAmanda@gmail.com with your suggestions
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