Our youngest grandson, Matthew Connor, who will turn two in a week’s time, loves to wear hats. He has quite the collection and will choose one and wear it all day. What Matthew Connor doesn’t realize is that most of his hats serve a purpose. Some will keep him warm, whilst others will provide protection from the sun. He also has hats for other occasions, like the one he wears to go fishing with his dad or the swim hat he wears to keep the water out of his ears. Of course, he also has a selection of hats that are just for fun and he looks cute in all of them.
The only hats I wear are a running cap – for protection from the sun – or a running toque for the cold days. But, of course, there are the numerous “life” hats I wear, depending on what I’m doing.
These are some of the “hats” I wore last week:
1. My husband hat – I went grocery shopping because my wife, who usually does it, is recovering from surgery.
2. My dad hat – I chatted with our son about a course he’s taking.
3. My granddad hat –I Skyped with my granddaughter Autumn and grandsons Nathan and Matthew.
4. My Rotary hat – a business meeting about upcoming projects.
5. My runner hat – I managed to get in an eight-kilometre run before breakfast.
6. My fundraiser hat – I spoke to a school about how they can raise funds for Right To Play.
Recently, I have also worn my author hat – I donned this one, when I was speaking to my editor about my next book, due out in November and my speaker hat – following up on leads for keynote presentations.
Think about your day. How many hats will you wear today? Which ones fit you the best? Are there some that should be recycled? Are there hats in your collection you haven’t worn for a while? Which are your favourites and bring you most pleasure?
Maybe it’s time for a new hat?
Whatever you do, wear those hats with pride and panache and you’ll get noticed!
© 2016 Martin Parnell
www.martinparnell.com
