How many times have you almost "impulse cut" your hair? OR…how many times have you ACTUALLY done it!?
So we've all heard of the "impulse buy": That quick purchase you make of that yummy, tempting Snicker's bar in the grocery store line…That album download you made right away after getting turnt up by that track you HAD to have…That last second eBay bid on that perfect earring for your freekum dress, haha, yea, we've been there.
But how many of you have ever gotten out of the shower from a fresh hair wash, started the detangling/retwisting/styling maintenance routine and thought "WHAT IF I JUST CUT IT ALL OFF!"
That's how I felt today. I have often had the almost impulse cut. Where I'm like "this" close to just chopping it all off….Thankfully I come to my senses before it actually happens but the thought does cross my mind.
I've only ever cut my hair once in my life. That seems absurdly abnormal when thinking about the folks who cut theirs every two weeks, but everyone has their own hair journey. When I cut it, I chopped about 6-7 inches of my locs off. I don't know why I did it; it was just one of those impulse cuts that you don't plan for and you sometimes regret afterwards. It just happened.
I don't know when that big chop day will come, but I know it is on the horizon. I just pray that I'm able to resist my impulse cut urges so that I can do some careful planning, reflection, and meditation before it happens. And I'd also love to share the experience with you all via the AHOMH YouTube Channel, which won't be possible if I succumb to those little hair monsters on my left shoulder whispering in my ear to just cut it on the fly!
How many of you have ever cut your hair on impulse?
Did you regret it afterwards?
Show your pics with hashtag #AHOMHairImpulseCut
- "Mo hair"
Rahkua Ishakarah
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