We went to a local restaurant during an educators leadership training conference. Once inside, we couldn't help but notice this lovely group of ladies. Everyone of them was over 65 years of age and they were having a blast.
Their conversation was intense, although we weren't close enough to hear them. It got my imagination going as to what they could be talking about. For sure they had to be talking about their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Most likely they had other things in common like church or some community activities. And that got me to thinking about the ladies in my school who are members of the Red Hat Society.
Every year they show up wearing their purple clothes and red hats. They are always happy and interested in what is going on around them. Its like that red hat gives them a purpose for doing what ever it is they are doing. It was amazing to watch them.
One of them was a dear friend of mine. She put her arm around me, with a wink in her eye, and told me I could be a red hat in training. Trainees wear lavender clothes and pink hats because they are too young to be a red hat.
Its been a few years since that conversation took place. Watching those ladies sure made me stop and think about the women I work with every day in a different way. Who knows, maybe I will join the Red Hat Society .... when I'm old enough.
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