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Nicky McFarlane, newly natural |
ASK, ASK and ASK AGAIN: Ask lots and lots of questions. The more you know, the more you'll be prepared and the less intimidated you'll feel by your hair and the journey! The first time I went natural, I didn't last because I didn't have nearly as much knowledge and support as I do now. It makes ALL the difference in the world.
PREPARATION: Prepare for days when you're going to be obsessed with your hair and days when you want to curse it to hell and back. But know that those moments are fleeting and they're NORMAL. Prepare for strange looks, questions and comments that may be offensive. Try not to take them to heart. As long as you're confident in your relationship with your hair, then no one can tear it asunder :)
RESPECT: Just as you want people to respect your decision to be natural, respect their decision to NOT be natural.
LOVE & AFFIRMATION: Tell your hair something nice everyday - compliment it, and compliment yourself. Look in a mirror and smile at least twice a day :)
RE-LEARN: You may have to re-programme your thinking based on what you've been taught all your life about aesthetics and beauty. Your natural hair is not going to behave the same way your relaxed hair did - so you'll have to re-learn its likes/dislikes and habits.
BE FLEXIBLE: Learn how to spin a bad hair day on its head and make it work for you. The same goes for any negative energy that people may have to throw your way.
SHARE: The more you share, the more you stand to help someone else - and the cycle will continue.
One love :)
welcome to the club girl. Natural is the way to go. Is a wonder when processed hair wants to redo, it go right back to its roots. lol By the way, you look fabulous.
ReplyDeleteWOW I'm sooo glad I found your blog. About 3 months ago I recently started my hair journey and I created a blog to document it. These first few months I've been admittedly obsessive with reading info on hair forums, following other bloggers who have conquered or made decent progress with their journeys. But most are in America/UK.
ReplyDeleteBut since then I've been looking at the condition of my relaxed hair overall and I've decided that I wana transition to natural hair. So now that you guys are in Jamaica I'm so happy I coulda cry!
Incidentally my bf gave me a card for your location. I hope to meet with you very soon to get on track with my transition.
Oh and please subscribe to my blog too: zani-hairjourney.blogspot.com