April 9, 2017
What is Beauty?
7 YEARS!
I still can't believe it's officially been 7 years since I made the decision to no longer relax my hair. I say it often but in case there is any doubt...
I wouldn't take nothing for my journey now!!!
How about you? Are you still on the natural hair journey? If so, how is your journey going? If not, what changed your path?
Recently I've seen numerous videos, blog posts, and personal accounts of women who have decided to go back to relaxers. Why? Was natural hair just a fad? More importantly, what does the overwhelming unwillingness to accept our natural hair say about our perception of beauty? As black people, why is it that we overwhelmingly pursue any and everything that is 'other' than what is natural to us? Are wigs and weaves an occasional convenience/novelty or are there deeper psychological issues at root (forgive the pun)?
I'd love to hear your thoughts on the topic. Hear mine in this latest video. Be sure to stick around to the end. My super sweet niece is featured (the youngest of the two). She makes my point in a way words never could. Please be sure to subscribe, like, comment, and reshare. Your support is most appreciated!
Be well my friends!
March 10, 2017
Perm Rods on Natural Hair
Hello fellow Journeyers!
If you've followed my journey you know I'm what I call a 'lazy natural'. I don't like to spend a lot of time doing hair.
This is precisely why I LOVE perm rods. Perm rods come in a variety of sizes making them perfect no matter how short or long your hair. Even better, these little gems are a great option for natural, loc'd, and relaxed hair! The curls can be pinned into an updo; pulled into a high pony-tail, or simply worn loose and lovely!!!
Check out my new video tutorial on the topic! In this video I show you how I use perm rods to achieve a super cute, super simple, super easy-to-maintain style.
You can find these inexpensive rods at your local beauty supply store. The rods are colored according to their size. The wider the circumference of the rod, the bigger the curl. The smaller, the smaller/tighter the curl. Here's a great picture from Google Images that displays this point.
Source: Google Images
So you're all set. Try a perm rod style. Be sure to come back and drop a comment and picture showing how it works out for you.
Thanks everyone!
If you haven't already, I'd be honored for you to subscribe to my YouTube channel. Please like and comment on the video. Reshare as well (post to FB, Twitter, Instagram, or embed on your blog).
We're all here to help each other along the journey; be it hair, health, or life in general.
Also, don't forget to stock up on your Quench Moisturizer by Journey to My Roots. Quench is a hand-made souffle of everything your hair needs for optimal health, strength, and growth.
Until next time...
BE WELL MY FRIENDS!
March 3, 2017
AWAKE!
Source: Google Images
AWAKE proud King! AWAKE proud Queen!
The time for sleeping has passed.
The sun has risen. The dawn of a new day has come.
AWAKE!
Wakefulness casts out the shadows of the sleeping mind.
Truth has exhausted patience.
It demands this moment.
AWAKE!
Step into your rightful place hue-man!
Finite physicality must bear witness to infinite spirituality.
AWAKE!
See the consciously ascended master.
You’ll know them by their crown.
Each kink, coil, and curl speaks a truth unheard by sound but seen by the third eye.
They answer to I AM.
Source: Google Images
Unlike diamonds, silver, or gold; these crowns carry a value unfathomable to the mind indoctrinated to a temporal 3-D existence.
These crowns fly in the face of the universe.
Defying gravity, these kinks, coils, and curls laughingly toss the laws of physics to the side.
Source: Google Images
Contrary to the weary body, lazy intent, or detained mind, these crowns perpetually reach upward paying homage to the Sun of God.
Source: Google Images
Each strand is a divine antenna; transmitting and receiving sacred knowledge that the universe tunes to my personal frequency.
My hair is a living testament.
My hair challenges 'his-story'. It tells the true story of that from which I came.
My hair helps create my environment.
It releases pheromones- primordial potions- that draw and drive experiences into my reality.
More than cosmetic, my hair is cosmic.
My hair is divine.
I am divine.
I AM THAT I AM!
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