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A STROKE OF STYLE<br />
BY PATTI PONTES-CHUNG<br />
How would you describe<br />
your armour?<br />
An armour is something you put on every single day. Whether intentionally<br />
or unknowingly, you are always wearing it. Your armour is what the world<br />
sees and is what others may be using to understand who you are as<br />
an individual.<br />
I describe my armour as strong, authentic and passionate.<br />
A first impression is based on a few seconds of being in someone’s presence.<br />
Your traits shine and exude through the energy you possess.<br />
It’s not about being voted the smartest in class or the prettiest gal at the<br />
party. We are all built with limitless super power and it goes deeper than<br />
words <strong>–</strong> it’s your vibration, and the pulsations you create with other people.<br />
Look! It’s legit science.<br />
Enclothed cognition <strong>–</strong> captures the systematic influence that clothes have on<br />
the wearer's psychological processes.<br />
Embodied cognition <strong>–</strong> Experts have discovered that our thought processes<br />
are based on physical experiences that set off associated abstract concepts,<br />
including those generated by the clothing we wear.<br />
So, what’s YOUR armour? What’s YOUR vibe? How do you hone in on<br />
what you are putting out to the world?<br />
Being comfortable with who you are, inside and out is an awe-inspiring<br />
feeling. People gravitate to those with the confidence to be their genuine<br />
self, and I think that’s because we all want to do the same. We are all made<br />
of magic but for whatever reason, life sometimes holds us back from shining<br />
as bright as we should.<br />
My mission is to help you bring out your true spirit and share that sparkle of<br />
yours, after all, the world we live in at the moment needs all the shine it can get!<br />
Seriously though <strong>–</strong> can we just talk about the world right now for a sec?<br />
Walking in my neighbourhood, I catch myself extending immense smiles and<br />
colossal waves to strangers because of how isolating our new world is. Life has<br />
changed so drastically and I am truly lost for human connection. I would jump<br />
over mountains to have coffee with you or sift through your closet with you<br />
while we laugh, cry, hug and help you discover your words of armour.<br />
However here we are <strong>–</strong> physically distant with a deep need to connect<br />
in new ways.<br />
Today’s world consists of zoom calls on a daily basis. Our home is the<br />
headquarters for all our personal, educational and business activity.<br />
The walls feel a lot smaller than they did before. It’s new... It's tricky...<br />
But it IS possible.<br />
MAGAZINE JUL/AUG <strong>2020</strong><br />
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