One Year Later: A Rude Awakening to a Better Me

18/09/10

      See this pic. Yeah, that's me about year ago. The aftermath to having asked my uncle to take me to the barber to cut my 3yrs- and-3mth-old Sisterlocks off. I wont even tell you how much they cost, but compared to other bloggers, I paid SIGNIFICANTLY less and I only had to sit for 11hrs (Technically 12hrs, 'cause my loctician did take a break). I was getting so frustrated with having them, so along with my feelings of relief of freeing my hair from the bondage of locs, I also felt like a total idiot because I had just spent good money ordering the Nappyloc tool - that I only used once. Argh!!!

Burnout: The Importance of Volunteering and Life Balance

The greater good. I am a person who believes in self-sacrifice for the greater - not in the most dogmatic way, but where it can be done. It's a core reason why I am now vegetarian, and a blossoming social activist. I have a strong desire to see some positive change in this world, hopefully in my lifetime, and a part of me feels that I can with just having that virtue and being around people. A smile, a hug, words of gratitude, gift-giving, sharing, supporting, honoring the best of us - all those things are priceless, and we can practice each day of our lives.

Summer of 2011: A Season of Personal Change

    What does it mean to be yourself? Though the answers to this important question are many they all carry the same underlying premise: being yourself involves accepting yourself. For 16 years - and counting- I've had so much trouble accepting myself. For years, I pressured myself for perfection and punished myself whenever I didn't succeed - which, unfortunately, was often. For over 16 years I was my own worst enemy, not my own best friend.