I AM....MY HAIR

I believe "good hair" is healthy hair. I believe you can "train" your hair to do what you want it to do."Going Natural" only intensified the self love, self esteem, self worth, & self confidence that I already exude. Being a dark skinned African American woman & not having coarse hair is really hard for most people to deal with. Im over the "good hair", "bad hair", dark skinned, light skinned mess. I even deal with it in my own family. 

I love my hair, I've at times been completely obsessed with it. Even to the point to where everything revolved around me doing my hair. But, through bad hair cuts, bad dye jobs, hairstylists cutting my hair off on purpose, I have calmed down some about my hair.

I have been through so many changes with my hair, correcting, fixing, adapting that I have learned that the humility & humiliation from these experiences intertwine with the rest of my life. My hair looks its best when I am taking care of it. Which means, I am at my best when I am taking care of me.

I realize I am my hair, it is apart of my very being, it resonates in my soul. Every strand of it shows my plight, my flight, my goals. Every move of it puts me closer to the place I want to be.We have made it through many storms & we have many more to go.I am my hair b/c even when damaged, the strength in my strands shine through.

I am my hair b/c I have an indomitable will to stand firm in my stance even when I am falling apart from the inside out.I am my hair b/c I love & believe in me indubitably. I would love for African American women to love the "hair they're in" & please...keep that black gel out your hair!