Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Shrink to Fit

(DELAYED POST)
Morning!!!
So while on my way to work..my thoughts were racing as per usual...not even with coffee pumping through my system.
All of a sudden "Shrink to Fit" came to mind...
Shrink to Fit in the fashion world is in reference to a garment that when manufactured or purchased ,is loose and has not be contoured to shape.In order to fit the body it has to be dried or as Levis jeans has done,they must be worn in a bath and dried on the body so that they conform to your shape.
But that's not what I mean.:-)
Shrink to fit is more than the outer experience,it's inner.
After it came to my mind,I thought about how applicable it is to life's circumstances.When do I SHRINK TO FIT?
When do I conform just as a means to satisfy others?When do I become ashamed ,because it's too hard to be incredibly me?
Shrink-to-fit is what we do out of fear.It's a defense mechanism used so that you do not become a target,so you don't draw attention to yourself.So you don't "miss" an opportunity.It is a comfort zone,and anti-rejection aid...or so we think.
If you're a Christian ,shrink-to-fit is what you do when the world's values seem bigger and louder than God's,when circumstances are bigger than YOUR faith.When you come to a point where you are tempted to play both sides of the fence.
It may start off with a sense of timidity or seemingly respect for other opinions and beliefs,but turns into a don't ask don't tell factor of your faith.You don't ask me,I don't tell. Non voluntary dialogue about your values and beliefs.How about the first conversation (ladies) with the man you like?He tells you what he's about and before he has even finished you have silently responded or built matching responses to his answers ,so that the commonalities win over the differences.I need to conform to fit his mold.
I was challenged by "Shrink to Fit" it's conforming,it's changing your form temporarily or sometimes permanently to fit someone else.Where are you?Who are you?The only growth you get is fostered by boundaries of others.
Food for thought?Shrinking to fit was never God's intention and the turn out is never who you are intended to be.

Keoka

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