I am one of 10.

So, recently I found I was a finalist in a natural hair modeling competition.  I am one of 10.  :) The other girls are beautiful...stunning.  Their hair is GLORIOUS! 

For me, I have never been SO excited.  I think the courage to put myself out there to be 'examined and checked out'  has come from my hair.   Internally, there is always doubt, but knowing I can lean on my God given locs gives me confidence! Am I a weirdo?  I think NOT!  Okay, maybe a smidgen. 

I find a freedom in being myself.  And I've discovered a lot of myself is outside of societal norms.  I find a lot of stress that I have endured is because I don't allow myself to be me.  Allowing my hair to do what it wants was my first step towards this realization.

I believe awakenings happen through random experiences and things.  I feel like a totally different person than I did before I did the "big chop."

Anyway - I'm grateful and I think I'm ready for this challenge.  Not only for the little "ugly" lyds at age 12- 20 something (which I now know was only a perception), but for other young women who feel they don't fit into the "norm." 

The paradigm of hair is shifting...the paradigm of beauty is shifting.  Who knows where this shift will lead, but I love this.  I truly love this.

Thank you going-natural.  :)