A few years ago I made the decision to go natural, as in I stopped perming, or relaxing my hair. Every time people ask me why,  I find myself giving each person a different answer. That’s because frankly I don’t know for sure. It wasn’t because my hair was breaking off, if anything my hair couldn’t have been any healthier. It was long straight and black and gorgeous. I just decided that I didn’t want to spend a whole Saturday getting my hair done anymore and stuck with it. But what I can say is that my journey has been more than just about my going natural. My transition was more therapeutic than anything else because I didn’t have my long locks to hide behind. I was transparent, bare. It forced me to realize that being beautiful had very little to do with the outside in comparison to the inside. During my transition I was forced to let go of the pain from my past and become a new me and  I love me. I have a much higher sense of self worth and I am no longer angry at the things that happened to me. So now when I think about my natural I think about the therapeutic relief it gave me and I am glad.

Natural hair=natural me

A Diary left opened, read & discuss.