30 Mar 2010 |
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It happens almost every time. As I’m chatting with people before I speak to a group, at least one woman will come up to introduce herself and before I can say a word she starts apologizing. Suddenly we’re in an invisible confessional and she can barely look me in the eye as she blurts out that she’s not wearing any polish. (OMG!) She shows me her hands and it’s true. She has n@ked nails! She goes on to tell me that her finger nails are too short, too stubby, or too ugly for polish. (Sound like someone you know?) I deliberately clear my throat and respond ... Hear ye! Hear ye! May it be proclaimed today in the presence of Almighty God and all the women here that no women anywhere need be ashamed of her n@ked nails. Indeed, may she be proud! Such a bare state of affairs means she is willing to be her true, authentic self and show it to the world. Okay, so I really don’t strike a pose, unravel a fake scroll, and make a proclamation. But I do take her hand, look at her nails and say, “Be proud of your naked nails!” These are the nails God gave you. They protect the tips of your fingers, which help you perform a zillion things a day – from washing your face to typing on your keyboard to putting food in your mouth. They increase your tactile sensitivity by providing your fingertips something to push against. And, perhaps one of the most underrated things of all, they help you pick up the back of your earring that keeps falling off, dagnabit, and put it back on! So, never, ever be ashamed of n@ked nails! Or nekkid nails. Yes, there is a difference. N@ked means you don’t have anything on. Nekkid means you don’t have anything on – and you’re up to something (hopefully something good, really good!). Only you can decide if you have n@kednails or nekkid nails. And personal experience has shown me that you can go from n@ked to nekkid in a nanosecond! Here's to living like your nail color - even if you have n@aked nails! Comments: |
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