@MICHELLEGOTAY | CONNECTICUT

case?.).It?sfunny how onceyoudeclareathing,the Universewill test your resolve,right?I guesswefind what welook for inthisworld Myowndoubt was showingupinothers?responsestomy decision ?Youreallydon? t thinkit makesyoulookold??

Well,I didn? t aminuteago?.

?Wow,onedayyouhavebeautifulblondehairandthe next youarejust gray.?

I?mjust gray?!?

?Someoneoncetoldmethat thewaytostaybeautiful foreveristoneverstop coloringyourhair.?

OK,Universe.That onejust mademelaughand realizetheabsurdity of my anxiety over this It?sonly hair Most daysI likeit alot andsomedaysI even LOVEIT! But I think I?ve decidedinwritingthisthat I needtoworrylessabout lettingthe?silver?(or blonde or brownor blue)shinethroughandmoreabout lettingwhatever light iswithinshinethrough.I think that?swhat will alwaysmakemelook my best.

Meet Alice

57| Meditation Teacher/Realtor|

Silver Since2013

Thelifeof my hair? growingupinthe70swithso muchhair andnot knowingwhat todowithit?

I wasbullied all throughgradeschool andJr.High, mostly becauseof my hair.I wascalledscarecrow for years, so of courseI hatedmy hair I triedeverythingI couldthink of totameit,tonoavail?

Thenfinally at theageof 47,whenI started tomake lifechangingchoices,for me,I decided togoas natural aspossible I startedwithgoingall gray,then yearslater I decidedtostopusinghot toolsonmy hair andlet my natural curlsdowhatever they want. It wasn? t easy!

I hadmany menandwomenaskingmewhy? Why go gray soyoung?!?