Change, No Costume Required

by Kris Pitcher

With Halloween right around the corner it dawned on me this is a great holiday! It's terrible because of all the snack size candy...which will derail your efforts in a millisecond. But it is great because those of us who don't take ourselves too seriously can be anything we want to be.

Living in a rural place where we don't get any trick-or-treaters, and having no trick-or-treaters of our own, we haven't had an excuse to dress up in costume. Until now! Thanks to a very timely bodybuilding contest, we have the perfect excuse to dress up.

Last year we were Ms. Erye (misery) and Mr. E (mystery). We were a zombie pageant couple. How fun is that? OK, my father-in-law thought it was quite creepy. This year we have a whole new "couples" theme costume in the works.

And all this got me thinking...we can be who ever we want to be all the time. It's true. We can feel bound to self descriptives, to job descriptions, occupations etc. But the reality is we can re-make ourselves, re-define ourselves any time we want. We don't need Halloween to take on a new persona.

The truth is you can be the strong, capable, in control person you wish you were. Be that person today. No need to wait. No costume required. There isn't anything holding you back except your own self-definition. So change it. You don't need a wig, or face make-up, all you need is your attitude.

You choose who you are every day. You choose how you will be defined. And if you don't like it, you have the power to become the person you want to be. I love that. So embrace the spirit of the season and look within for the person you wish you were. Then become that person. It's the perfect time for change, no costume required!