Personal Growth From Kilting

[Riverkilt]

Day after day we see newbie posts from men who have found, and now enthusiastically embrace, the kilt.

Strapping on a kilt causes men to relish the new FREEDOM and yearn for other passions they're no longer willing to live without. A man wearing a kilt for the first time experiences a new sense of being ALIVE - a new vitality.

Kilts help a man show who he is. Wearing a kilt makes a statement about a man - whether he wears full traditional turnout or a contemporary kilt and gear.

Wearing a kilt can be a catalyst for other changes. Kilting can be an inspiration for rebirth and help a man illuminate lost parts of himself. Kilting up helps a man reevaluate the fundementals of his life. "How do I want to live?"

Kilting up can provide a liberating source of strength while also recapturing a feeling of playfulness and the freedom to be himself.

[Jock Scot]

Good lord Ron,does it!?!?

[Chas]

When I first read the title " Personal Growth From Kilting", I thought that you were talking about getting fat.

I can now see that I was mistaken.

Regards

Chas

[Bugbear]

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[Tobus]

I agree, Ron, and while those in Scotland may not see it that way, I think you're spot-on for what it does to a lot of men here in the States (and other countries) where trousers are the norm. It takes a lot of intestinal fortitude to strap on a kilt and go out in public for the first time. And I think that's a healthy thing for men to do, stepping away from seemingly forced societal conventions and asserting their individuality. Certainly wearing a kilt is not "new ground" in society, but it's different enough (while still being safely tied to a cultural tradition) that it can be a boost to one's self esteem and open up a whole new world of individuality.

[McNulty]

I agree with Ron, somewhat. I've always enjoyed the fact that I am an individualist. I try to buck the system with the theory that rules are meant to be bent, not broken. Kilting is just another extension for me in that "buck the system" mentality that I have. At times it defines me. Kilt on!!
Nulty

[GMan]

Good thoughts Ron

[cessna152towser]

Well said Ron.
I have made so many new friends and learned so much history and geography through becoming a kilt wearer.

[BruceBC]

So true. Those who wear kilts often walk their own path.

[Tartan Tess]

I have had "personal growth" from making kilts.
I CAN sew!