MY NEW HAT WAS NOT JUST A HAT__DAILY PROMPT 2ND NOVEMBER

When I saw today's prompt, I smiled. Because a new hat is not just a hat.

Last December, my little cousin got a new hat for Christmas. A small red hat. He wore it everywhere. To school, to church, to play football. Even when it was hot, he wore it. My mum said "remove this hat, you will sweat" but he said "no, this is my new hat." For him, that hat was not just cloth. It was identity. It was confidence.

I think we all have that new hat moment. That time when you get something small and it makes you feel like a new person...🥹🍁

For me, it was when I bought my first wig with my own money__Not expensive, just a small black bob wig. But when I wore it, I looked in the mirror and I felt different. I felt grown. I felt like "I bought this with my own hustle." That wig was my new hat.

A new hat can also be a new role. Like when someone becomes a mother, or a graduate, or gets a new job. You wear it... At first it feels strange, too big or too small. People look at you... You keep adjusting it. But with time, you own it.

Sometimes life forces a new hat on you that you didn't choose. Grief is a new hat. Heartbreak is a new hat. You didn't buy it, but you must wear it until you learn how to take it off..😤

Today, if I had to choose a new hat, I would choose the hat of courage__ To try new things even if I look silly.

What is your new hat?

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