"Old friends are best" ~ John Selden
It recently occured to me that I currently own a pair of very old, very holey, very tired looking slippers. Most anyone else probably would have tossed them with yesterdays news. I, on the other hand, still feel their comfort and have decided to hang on to them, at least for one more day. Don't get me wrong! I "know" I need a new pair! I have tried looking for a perfect replacement. Somehow, though, they just don't fit the same way. The don't hug my feet like my old ones do. They somehow feel foreign. I admit it! My slippers have become my "woobies" (for those of you that have not seen the 1980's movie Mr. Mom, you wouldn't understand!!)
Don't we all have our own "woobie" in our own lives though? Come on! I know you do. Whether it be a favorite concert t-shirt from high school that brings back such wonderful memories that it would be a crime to throw out. Or, maybe that pair of Levi's that have more holes than fabric left? Some of you may have that childhood blanket or stuffed teddy that still manages to surface magically every now and again. We all have them, whether we care to admit it or not.
Winter is quickly coming. The holes in my toe portion of my "woobies" are barely hanging on. My tootsies will be cold! I know I will have to find a replacement pair, and soon. In the meantime, though, I will happily slip on my "old reliables" and shuffle along as I savor my good old friends...one last day.
