Wavy Hair

The other day as I was checking out my daily Facebook newsfeed, I saw a Huffington Post article that I clicked on…

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/05/wavy-hair-girls-_n_4213304.html

I was fascinated by the title "12 Things Only Girls with Wavy Hair Will Understand"...

Ever since I was little, I've always cringed when a hair stylist would rip a brush through my dry hair.  I  had to explain to friends why I didn't just "brush my hair" or take a blow dryer to it right out of the shower. Those with straight hair would look at me and say, "just let it dry"; while curly haired friends would explain 3 different products I could use in my hair before letting it dry.  My straight hair friends didn't realize how easily frizz shows up and my curly hair friends didn't know how much different products would weigh my hair down, looking more greasy than finished.

Even while trying to find my own recipe for success, every product seemed to either give you intense volume or intense moisturization…both of which never really worked.  So I continued to switch between products and brands, always looking for the perfect balance.

While I have come to love that I can wear my hair both straight, and curly, or get some pretty banging' beach waves  if I want to; it requires a delicate balance on a regular basis so as not to poof out into one big mess.  I realized my hair is somewhat like my personality; extremely versatile, yet incredibly sensitive (its ok boys, you can run now, i understand).  While I can hold my own in pretty much any given situation, I am very sensitive to those around me.

Also, I have learned how to deal with my hair, work with it rather than against it.  The more I try to push it into something it isn't, the more it rebels and does whatever it wants anyway.  So too, when I treat myself as a preconceived box I need to fit into, the more upset, the more unhappy, and the more frustrated I become.  As I learn to work with myself, rather than against myself, the more my natural abilities come to light anyway.