Three Kinds of Cool

After much scientific research and the running of human trials I have come to the conclusion that there are three different kinds of cool people. There is the current, trendy cool, and then there is the master of life's little secrets kind of cool, and finally there is the kind of cool that exists only in the mind of someone who use to be the first kind of cool and no longer is, but also has not transitioned into the second category.

We have all come in contact with the first two types of cool human beings. The first type is that person who  always looks good in the trendiest fashions and is hip to the new tech gadgets and actually knows how to use them, the newest slang words just naturally roll off their tongue. They are current with the now, and very concerned with themselves. The second kind of cool personality is not necessarily defined by their clothes or language, it is their state of being... their approach to life if you will. They are cool because they don't necessarily buy into trends and the current going's on. These cool cats usually are not even aware of what is considered the current or trendy. They are usually a bit older and they are very comfortable in the roll they play in the world, and don't let much bother them.

So that takes me to the last category of cool. There is a good chance that due to the fact that I am using the word "cool" which isn't anymore, and the fact I left this group to the last you have figured out that this is where I belong. These are my peeps. The I use to be current and with it and then a whole bunch of life happened and I didn't have the time or money to transition with the trends, nor did I pay enough attention to myself to be in touch with who I really am category.
You have seen us, with our new, but out-of-date jeans two or three years behind in style. We do our hair in the most modern cuts and colours but our makeup never changes. We are on our cell phones like everyone else but we are talking because texting takes us too long. We drive our new vehicles but they will be white, or some other plain colour, and have music produced between 1975 to 1998 in the CD player. We purchase modern looking purses but they will be matched with comfortable shoes. We know what the new tech gadgets do, we just don't use them. We listen to our children so we know that "sick" means "excellent", but we still use words like "good" and "bad". We are capable, strong and take care of business everyday, as well as all of the people in our lives, but we will do it with self judgement and a sense of never being able to do enough.  We do not have all the secrets of life figured out, and some days it feels like none of them.

After reading this don't worry if you discovered that you may belong in this category. We are a welcoming group. I say we should carry on mentally living life in the memory of our peak years, feeling that we got it 'going on'. Who is to say what cool really is. As long as we are not actually wearing our one piece jean jumpsuits buried in the back of the closet, or back combing our bangs I say we are good.

Travel through life with your head held high, you deserve to be comfortable and confident in your own kind of coolness.  Also, it makes it harder to get that accidental glance of your ass in the store window as you walk by.