... to postivive > negative, aka my new look on life :)
So, first and foremost, I shall explain my little hiatus from you all. Lately, I have been doing a little revamping of well, myself. I found that I was in a bit of a rut, and to me, that was simply unacceptable. To give the best of myself to everyone else, I must give the best of myself to myself. It sounds silly but it's true! How can you give your best, when you're not your best? You can't, and if you think you can, you're doing what I did, lying to yourself. Needless to say, something needed to change, and after speaking to some of the most inspiring and admirable people in my life, I came to one conclusion.
Positive > Negative.
Now that that is out of the way... hi everyone!! I am so happy to be writing tonight because I feel I have so much to say! This past weekend was the fourth of July and I really accomplished a lot. After, accepting my new attitude and turning every negative thought into a positive one, and I mean EVERY thought, it felt like I had a little angry person in my head! I made a promise to myself that I wasn't going to let anything stand in my way. This new attitude gave my so much new energy and passion for what I do! And today, was a true testament to exactly that.
I had the pleasure of having a lady by the name of Ann sit in my chair today, and we both had no idea the impact she was about to make on my life. Ann was unhappy with her hair from her last visit, and wanted something that would make her feel better. After formulating what was going to be done, I began applying the color, aka talking time! If you don't know me I love to talk, sometimes a little too much, but what I love more is learning about the amazing people I have the opportunity of meeting everyday. Let me tell you, Ann works in social services, and it takes an impeccably strong individual to do these jobs. Ann told me of someone she works with/for who has disabilities and after being removed from a neglected atmosphere, is now safely in a nursing home. Something you might never have known by looking at someone is that they've never had their hair altered, they've never had that amazing salon experience, and they're never enjoyed a haircut they've received. All these things were true of the lady that Ann was so kindly introducing me to through her loving, and passionate words. Caroline, is in her 60s and has never had someone make her feel beautiful. Now, I'm sorry but that breaks my heart, and there I was sitting in the middle of the clinic floor with tears in my eyes, heart breaking, for this woman I've never met. Ann asked me about bringing her in to have her hair done, and what that could look like for Caroline, considering she also has chemo once every two weeks. (Annnd enter more tears.) Instantly, I told her that when she emails the owner of my school in regards to making this happen that, if it was alright with her, she include me as the person to have the pleasure of having Caroline as my quest. Now, anyone would be capable to do her hair, but I already felt so attached to her.
My point to this is that being in the beauty industry we have the power, the ability, and most of all the responsibility to do whatever we can to make someone feel beautiful. That's what it's all about right? Life if about celebrating the people in it, it's about empowering each other to be the best that we can be. Yet, we tear each other down, we say negative things, and we judge. I can not say that I have never been guilty of any of the above, but I can say that I am making a strong effort to change the way that I think. Something that has been on my mind a lot lately is how much we, as a society, judge. I vow to anyone, and everyone, reading this that I am making an effort to change that. I don't know how much I can, or if I will make any difference at all, but to me it's more then that.
I know that this posting was on the longer side but I just wanted to share with you something that truly touched my heart. Today I woke up hoping to do my very best, and I learned that my very best is always ready to be tested. I am beyond thankful to be in this industry with the power to make people feel beautiful. You never know what someone is going through, so I leave you with a challenge.
Take 5 minutes to do something small for someone, even just a smile can change more then you will ever know.
Thank you so much for reading, and thank you for whatever it is that you do each day! I truly appreciate you :)
tk.
