Hair Roll "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth."
Hair
I sat in the library with my study
activities, and much more I have
completing a test review or setting
tools spread around me, my hair
to admit that implementing self
an appointment for the next online
au naturale hair was pushed back,
care has become one of my
feature in my publication. I used to
I wore an oversized t-shirt with a
greatest struggles. I'm single, no
think that self-care was a costly,
pair of dark denim slim-fit Forver
kids, and haven't hit my "dirty
selfish act, perhaps because I
21 jeans, and a pair of sandals
thirthy" yet, so I should have no
didn't see much self-care
affirming that I hadn't received a
excuse right? Wrong! As a young
implemented in my childhood
pedicure in over a month. I
woman who is relentlessly on a
years. My mom was always on the
purposefuly positioned myself in a
purpose-filled journey, and eager
go, going to Church, going to
corner near a window. I kept quiet
for growth and success, I often
work, going to track meets, dance
and did my work, doing my best to
find myself fiercely searching for
recitals, and cheer camps. While
remain invisible from everyone. I
the time to deep condition my hair,
there were times that she went to
know I looked a mess, I hadn't
join my cousin for lunch, read my
the salon and the nail shop even
found the time to take care of
Bible, water my Zinnias, or watch
then her time to self always
myself because I was busy
a funny film. Polishing my toes,
seemed limited.
building a business, and trying to
taking a brisk walk through the
become a better me.
neighborhood, or piecing together a jigsaw puzzle are tasks that once
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Between full-time school, building
were an easy feat but now seem to
a start-up business,Church
require even more energy than
I've recently come to the understanding of TRUE self-care and why it's so important for a busy purpose-driven woman such
