My Challenge: It’s Just Hair
“Do it!” “It would look good on you!” “You should definitely do it!” “Yes!” “You have to do it!”
These are just a few of the responses I received from my squadmates at training camp and then from my friends in Florida and Indiana when I mentioned how I wanted to dread my hair for the World Race. I don’t remember anyone telling me not to do it or that it wasn’t a good idea.
I have wanted to have dreadlocks for awhile now. Never thought I would actually do it. I think they look really cool and are so interesting. A friend on my squad has dreadlocks and I became even more obsessed with the idea of dreading my hair. I talked her ear off at training camp about her dreads. How did you do it? Do you like it? What do you use in your hair now? When did you do it? Countless questions. She answered all of them and when I told her that I wanted to do it too she got really excited and told me that I definitely should.
I really only had one reason that was holding me back from starting my dreads right then and there: I love my hair. Some would even say I’m mildly obsessed with it. Others would leave out the “mild” part. The longer it is, the better. A couple of years ago I donated 10 inches to Locks of Love. I immediately regretted it. My hair was shoulder length and I hated it. I wanted it to be long again. Thankfully, my hair grows super fast. In no time at all it was even longer than it was before cutting it.
The idea of having to cut my hair extremely short after I wanted to take out my dreads was just not cool with me. If I don’t like it shoulder length how would I ever be okay with it in a pixie cut? But I kept hearing this whisper: “It’s just hair.” Hair grows back. Hair is not a necessity in life. Hair is not something that I should be so attached to.
I mentioned in a previous blog (Before…Part 1 of 2) that I believe I am being called to this race in order to simplify my life. Even further than that, I believe I am being called to give up my attachments to things that don’t really matter. My phone, internet, comfortable bed and 4 pillows, and finally, my hair. I hear you God and I can do it.
Who knew that a calling for the Race would be in the form of dreadlocks? But it was. I am being challenged to let go of my need to have long hair. Who knows, maybe I will be able to brush out my dreads when I decide it’s time. But maybe I will have to cut my hair. Either way, I will be okay with it.
It’s just hair.
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Your challenge: It’s just one dollar
I was blown away when I logged on here just now. I looked at my blog list. My last blog (Healed Through a Master’s Degree (With a rap intro)) is currently at 1233 views!! WOW. I did not expect it to even hit 200. It amazes me that people want to read my stories and want to follow along with my journey. Thanks to you all!
Can you imagine if everyone who had read that blog donated $11? That’s just one dollar for each country that I am going to. That would be $13,563. What?! That’s crazy. $11 isn’t much, but what if each person had donated just $1? That’s still $1,233 dollars! That would put me past the third deadline. I only need $490 to hit $11,000 which means I will stay out in the field for at least 6 months. Almost there!!!
One dollar. There aren’t a whole lot of things these days that you can buy for a dollar. It’s not worth much. But one dollar could send me around the world. More importantly, one dollar could help build the Kingdom.
After realizing how much I could raise if one dollar was given for each view, I understand how much power is in one. $1 from 1 person doesn’t do much, but $1 from 1,000 people does a whole lot.
It’s just one dollar. I challenge each person that views this blog to give just one dollar as a donation. Click on the Support Me! link on the left side or the orange tab if you feel called to help. One dollar is not a lot, but it can be very powerful. Even if only 100 people donate, that’s still $100.
I accepted my “just” challenge. Will you accept yours?
It’s just hair.
It’s just one dollar.
