It Has Never Been 'Just Hair' to Me

Working has always been a pleasant combination of tangible art and the study of life. I love to escape my own life and hear about yours. And yet, if I need a shoulder to lean on, I know that you are always there for me too. Our talks while I create art on you is all part of the magic.

Like I said in my bio, I studied psychology in college and love that stuff. I don't think a day goes by where I am not learning about how awesome people are. God has made people to be so resilient, even when we don't think we are. I am so amazed by all of you! I am always so proud of you and all that you do. The stories I hear every day are not taken lightly. Each one of you are so special to me. The lives you live along with your problems, victories and celebrations are all braided into our salon experience. When you leave, I hope you take your hairstyle with you and leave your worries behind. It is always a pleasure to listen to you and be your sounding board. And if you ask, I will offer my advice/opinion from an outsider's point of view.

I like to think there is value that. As I have this time to reflect on my business, who I am and all I do, I am thinking about what makes me different than the rest. I think our chats are one of them. One of the things I have always lacked is seeing my value. It is because I have always tried to be so humble. There is one thing my pastor said which really stuck with me and I am still trying to learn it. He said, something to the affect of, humility is not beating yourself to the ground and seeing yourself as the worst. It is seeing yourself as you truly are, your strengths and your shortcomings.

I find that to be so challenging because we look to others as our median however, nobody is like us. We each have our unique purpose. What is the best I can be? Is it the same as what my Instagram friend’s best is? Is it greater? The thing is, I always want to get better. I am hard on myself when I fall short. I have learned to give myself some grace because it shows up in how I treat those I love the most. I expect them to be the way I am, when they actually have a very different purpose than I do. Yes, humility is a hard one for me. I am either thinking I have hit the mark and therefore I am a badass (which is not good because I can always find someone better than me), or I fall short and tend to exaggerate the fall because I have high expectations. The high expectations come because I have a vision of impacting as many people as I can before I die. I love humankind so much. Can you tell I was a beauty queen? haha! I am serious though. I need to get that hair perfect. I need to create the best environment. I need to help my clients get through their rough patches, and rejoice with them in their victories because then we will be building connections that will in turn create a ripple effect in the lives of so many other people they come in contact with. You see, it has never been 'just hair' to me. True success comes from true humility. My goal is to find that with a little grace.