Negative People

OK! So I announced to some people that I was going natural and they were not happy at all! One person, who should support me in whatever decision that I make(this person is family), made the most negative comments. I was so hurt but I have to realize that that person does not think outside the "box"! She thinks that everything that is not within the standard of beauty is ugly. One of her comments to me was that I would look like a fool and it would not look good on me because I don't have "good hair". OK, who defines "good hair" anyway? That is part of the problem with society today! But I have many supporters also who wish they could do it and think what I am doing is great! I am becoming my OWN person and I don't care what anybody says! I am doing this for me and I want to have strong healthy NATURAL hair! So this just goes to show that not everybody will be in your corner! Stay TRUE to yourself and you will love yourself more if you do!

The Beginning

Hello! Thanks for visiting my first blog spot! OK so here goes! I graduated in May and I quit my job in June. Most people will think I am crazy for doing that but where I worked drove me crazy and turned me into a completely different person! Oh well that is water under the bridge. Well after I quit my job, I had a lot of time to myself and I had a lot of time to think and reflect on who I am and who I want to be(I am still in this process!). Well one thing that I decided that I wanted to be is NATURAL! You know, I did not want to relax my hair anymore. It has always been a thought in my mind but I just blew it off because I have been trained to think that "GOOD HAIR" is "STRAIGHT HAIR"! OMG! Who made this rule!? Well it has been 2 months since I have had a relaxer! I have never felt better! Just judging the new growth that I have, my hair is going to be strong and BEAUTIFUL! Now some may think, "What are you thinking?". Well what I am thinking is that I have spent so much time trying to get my hair straight that I didn't notice that my hair was breaking and being damaged by this chemical! All I was concerned with was how straight my hair was! But during this down time I have discovered myself! The straightness of my hair does not define me! I have come to the conclusion that we are the only culture that does not embrase our natural hair texture and we really should! I am in trasition right now and the difference between my relaxed hair and natural hair is like night and day! And I am going to love day! I AM NOT MY HAIR!