One of the greatest books written, and an often misunderstood book, given to children far too young and written off as nonsense, is Alice in Wonderland. There's a depth of philosophy in it for the astute reader, and a great go to guide as an inner compass for a curious and thoughtful mind. Alice bucks the status quo and questions all, including herself.
I was delighted to see these shoes in Origami Doll in Newtown. While I didn't buy them on the spot, I suspect I'll be back later in the week to add to my collection. They'd be the perfect prompt to ask myself 'What would Alice do?' when stuck for motivation.
For anyone wanting to change, or bring change in their lives or the world, it's worth remembering this one of the many dialogues on time.
“Alice:How long is forever?
White Rabbit:Sometimes, just one second.”
Maybe the change will come after our lifetime, or maybe it comes sooner than we think.
(Not sponsored, just love Alice)
Linking with #AwwMondays because the top shoes are cute and make me go AWWW...
Love it!
ReplyDeleteI adore Alice, my sister more so. Those shoes - love!! Soooooo many good quotes from Alice in Wonderland.....soooo many xx
ReplyDeleteCute shoes and thanks for the reminder. Xx
ReplyDeleteomg what adorable shoes!
ReplyDeleteAlice knows what's what and so would I if I had those shoes! They're magic!
ReplyDeleteI would be a hard task to not love Alice and all those memorable quotes.
ReplyDeleteI'm ashamed to admit I've never read Alice In Wonderland. I've never read any of the Harry Potter books either. Oops. Cute shoes.
ReplyDeleteYou MUST go back for those shoes!!! They are awesome. We love Alice here too :)
ReplyDeleteI have not gone too far into the Alice in Wonderland story at all. Perhaps this is a message to do so!
ReplyDeleteThose shoes... Wow! We've thrown a number of themed Alice parties over the years for our girls and I was lucky enough to score an invite to the premiere here in Perth for the latest film. It came with a huge goodie bag and the most gorgeous Alice teapot.
ReplyDeleteI read a reimagined Alice earlier in the year. It was interesting seeing how they used the main parts of the story in different ways.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Alice!!!
ReplyDeleteCute shoes! They would make a good visual prompt!
ReplyDeleteI love Alice In a Wonderland. I so often feel I have fallen down a rabbit hole and am on the look out for creatures and labels to guide me. #StayClassyMama
ReplyDeleteHow long is forever? Sometimes just one second. Love that! I definitely need to remember that more...maybe I should feet myself some Alice shoes!!x #StayClassyMama
ReplyDeleteI was reading some old blog posts the other day and noted a series I did around The Wizard of Oz and loved some of the sentiments from that book and movie. Alice in Wonderland is the same. How lightly we dismiss children's books sometimes....
ReplyDeleteThose shoes are so cute! You know, I've never read Alice in Wonderland all the way through. I think you're right, I was given it to read too young. Maybe I need to give it another shot now!
ReplyDeleteWhat adorable shoes - please tell me you bought some xx #teamIBOT
ReplyDeleteOhhhhh I love them! Falling down the rabbit hole would be worth it for those shoes. Thanks for linking up with me on Flat Bum Mum
ReplyDeleteSuch cute shoes. Thanks for linking up…The Ultimate Rabbit Hole Guest Host – Shari from GoodFoodWeek xox
ReplyDeleteI love Alice! My youngest went as
ReplyDeleteAlice for her book parade this year, even though, you are right the story is probably way over her head!
those kiddie shoes are too cute!
ReplyDeleteOh, I LOVES them!!! I just had a look at your Origami Doll link. Looks like I'll be making a little shopping trip to Newtown :)
ReplyDeleteDid you go back to get the shoes? Alice is Wonderland is fabulous. Thanks for linking up at #fortheloveofBLOG. Claire x
ReplyDeleteHow cool are those shoes!! Love them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up to #MummyMondays.
Love, love, love Alice. What a wonderful post. I love all the shoes, but the top two did make me say Awwww. They are smiling.
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Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week, Lydia. ♥