Brave Hair

     It boggles me that women could consider wearing a certain hairstyle “bravery.” Actually, it makes me sad. When being yourself becomes an act of bravery, something is off.

     The beauty of hair is that it grows back, so changing hair is a temporary and risk-free micro-adventure, a good place to begin to take chances.

     When trying new things becomes unnatural, I know that that my free, spontaneous nature is eroding. When fitting into the norm starts to dictate personal choices, then my heart numbs and life consists of going through the motions.

     For me, this usually happens when I forget who I am and doubt my intuition, when I think others are smarter, more successful, more fillintheblankhere. It happens when a spirally not-peg tries to fit into a square hole.

Excerpt from "A Woman's Mind Half Naked," Copyright 2009, by Jennifer Ann Gordon