Go Fish!
Well its another Monday morning. (Yayy, right?) Post Valentines Day and I hope everyone just had a great day. If you did not, well you can't do anything about yesterday but you can sure do something about today. (hint, hint). Ironically, when I'm feeling down, helping someone else seems to do it for me. Yep, listening to someone else's problems. (Lord knows I have my own). But there is something about helping someone else that does our soul some good. So today, I challenge you this week to Go Fish. Now I don't mean actually go fishing (duh). What I mean is fish for someone you can lend a helping hand to. Maybe they need a listening ear or some sound advice. Maybe they need help on a particular project or problem. Whatever it is, do what you can. For just a minute, get out of yourself and how you feel and be a help to someone else. Honestly, in the whole scheme of things, you'll find out that your problems don't compare to what they could be. When we help others, somehow, our problems that were once so big begin to shrink into right perspective. So, whoever you are, where ever you are, GO FISH! And help someone else be better today!
Is this 'Issue' an Issue
Did you see the front cover of Vanity Fair's March 2010 issue? Well, it has caused controversy for some folks. Mainly because of the obvious: there are no people of color anywhere at all on the front page of their famous New Hollywood edition. Critics from one side say that Vanity Fair has done nothing wrong; the featured starlets deserve to be there. Other folks deem the cover as racist stating Vanity Fair could have found at least one black, Latino, Asian, Cuban, or Spanish person who is deserving of such attention, right? I certainly agree with this view point. However, I wouldn't go as far as saying the cover is racist.
As a subscriber to Essence and Ebony magazines, which cater to women of color, I whole heartily believe that their 'Hollywood' issue (or something similar) would not have included any Caucasians.Period. To me, this is not racist, it's business. Ebony and Essence markets to black women so quite naturally, black people will appear on the front cover. This does not mean people of other races are not deserving to be there. Just my thoughts. What do you think?
Lessons Learned from a Too-Cute Hair Cut
I love hair. Unbeknownst to many, I had a desire to be a hairstylist for a long time. Well recently, I made a visit to the salon to get my mane tamed. It was long overdue for some TLC and I was happy to be in 'the chair.' However, this happiness was infused with twinge of bittersweet emotion. See, I had to cut my hair....and not just a little bit, a whole lot! I colored my hair and loved it; however, the color was damaging my lovely locks and therefore, they had to be cut.
As I sat in 'the chair,' I shuddered as I heard the first sound of the scissors jovially meeting my mane. And then in a slow-motion-like-way I saw the first bunch of hair fall helplessly to the salon floor. 'What am I doing?' I thought to myself. But it was too late now.
During the process of getting my hair cut, I asked myself why I had to cut my hair in the first place and how come I couldn't just keep my hair in its damaged state and make the best out of it. Well one principle about hair is this: once it's damaged and the ends begin to split, the hair will split all the way up the hair shaft causing 'breakage.' The hair will not grow anymore unless the damaged parts are cut. Hmmmm, I pondered this for a moment. The damaged parts have to be cut in order for my hair to grow again. I have to admit, though my hair cut is cute as ever, I wasn't quite ready for such a drastic change...but I knew, that If I ever wanted my hair to grow again, I had to cut it. I began to relate this principle to life itself...sometimes we have to cut off things and people in order for us to grow because if we don't, those things or people can cause more damage to our sense of well being. In order to be healthy again, we have to let some things go. I would rather not have something or someone and be healthy and at peace than to have someone or something and be miserable.
And so, even though I wasn't necessarily ready to make the 'cut,' I had to. Now my hair is healthy and oh-so-cute! I am able to let it grow again with the proper care that it needs. So if you can identify with things or people that need to be cut from your life, do it. And resolve to get rid of anything that will stunt your growth.
As I sat in 'the chair,' I shuddered as I heard the first sound of the scissors jovially meeting my mane. And then in a slow-motion-like-way I saw the first bunch of hair fall helplessly to the salon floor. 'What am I doing?' I thought to myself. But it was too late now.
During the process of getting my hair cut, I asked myself why I had to cut my hair in the first place and how come I couldn't just keep my hair in its damaged state and make the best out of it. Well one principle about hair is this: once it's damaged and the ends begin to split, the hair will split all the way up the hair shaft causing 'breakage.' The hair will not grow anymore unless the damaged parts are cut. Hmmmm, I pondered this for a moment. The damaged parts have to be cut in order for my hair to grow again. I have to admit, though my hair cut is cute as ever, I wasn't quite ready for such a drastic change...but I knew, that If I ever wanted my hair to grow again, I had to cut it. I began to relate this principle to life itself...sometimes we have to cut off things and people in order for us to grow because if we don't, those things or people can cause more damage to our sense of well being. In order to be healthy again, we have to let some things go. I would rather not have something or someone and be healthy and at peace than to have someone or something and be miserable.
And so, even though I wasn't necessarily ready to make the 'cut,' I had to. Now my hair is healthy and oh-so-cute! I am able to let it grow again with the proper care that it needs. So if you can identify with things or people that need to be cut from your life, do it. And resolve to get rid of anything that will stunt your growth.
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