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Natural Hair and Negative Comments

Last night, I did a rod-set, but my hair was still wet this morning. I lost the bigger curls. But my little curls are popping :-) You're a natural. You've learned to love and celebrate the curls coming from your scalp, but guess what! Many people have not and might not ever get there. It's just like anything else. When you're natural, some people will feel the need to voice their negative opinions about your hair. Last month, I attended a family event wearing a puff with a spearmint green and white polka dot headband. One of my female family members walked up to me and told me my hair was getting out of control, and that I just didn't know what to do with it. I was completely caught off guard, in the beginning lol. I didn't say anything. I just looked at her. Another family member stepped in to make her aware that I had a hair blog which showcased several styles. However, my mouth stayed shut. I didn't feel the need to explain myself or my hair choice...

Celebrate the Positive Things in Your Life

Twist Out: You can see.. my ends are still healthy Happy Sunday everyone, I hope you all had a great week. Today I wanted to talk about celebrating and thinking about the positive things in your life. Philippians 4:8   "Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." We have clear instructions in God's word that says we should think about the positive things in our lives. Yet, many times we dwell on the negative things, even when they are small. For example, it's Monday morning and you forgot your umbrella. The skies open up right before you get out of the car. But you can't run the risk of being late, so you hop out of your car and run into the building. Your clothes are soaked and afro is shrunken. When you get into the office, your boss motions for you to come into his office.  He s...