I went to a salon today. This doesn’t really do much to help my image, but since it was a gift from my sister-in-law, I gladly accepted. My hair needed some loving after what I’ve put it through the past two years. If I’m being honest with you, I’ve never actually been to a salon. I typically find myself regretting the decision to go and get one of those $5 haircut every time, never learning my lesson. So, today was a nice treat that I was very thankful for.
I can honestly say that aside from the dorm room buzz cuts, I’ve never had a guy cut my hair. That has never been a conscience decision, I guess I just always get paired with girls to cut my hair. However, today was my chance to break that. I usually don’t like to go in or base thoughts off of stereotypes, so I went in with an open mind and let some dude wash my hair. As the rest of the 30 minutes went on, Tanner and I just hung out basically. I felt like I was just chillin’ out with this guy and not in some high end salon.
Once we got past all the small talk, it was pretty cool to hear a little of his story and tell a little of mine. Before I knew it, time was up and the cut was done. We didn’t have some deep, spiritual conversation, but as I sat there, I tried to remember all the other people that have cut my hair. I can remember a few of the ones that cut my hair for years, but everyone else in between just blurred together. As I sat there, I just thought about all the people I let just blur together. I thought about all the people I come in contact with and have conversations with and wonder what it is that I ever talked about.
Since I’ve been doing this project, it’s been easy to get discouraged and believe missing a day wouldn’t be that big of a deal. Tonight, I even sat down and tried to think through all the “meaningful” conversations I’ve had, and I couldn’t come up with one. I don’t go out searching for subjects for this blog, people just come. When Tanner popped into my head, I realized why his conversation was meaningful. It’s because I used to take chance like that for granted. I had a captive audience for 30 minutes today and I was able to share with him what I love.
There’s a chance we may never be able to pick each other out of a lineup in a couple of weeks, but sometimes it’s fun to share ideas and dreams with a complete stranger. Who knows what it will spark…
