Its not perfectly coiled nor does it have the perfect pattern
It’s kinky yet and still somehow reminds me of cotton
I doubt that any company would chose my imperfect curls to represent their brand
But, all of that is ok with me, because my head of natural hair was perfectly formed by a king!
I love every kink, curl and coil so much despite who puts it down.
I’m a child of the most high God and my tresses are my crown!
I see a lot of conversations on whether this crazy onset of natural hair interest is simply a trend or a movement.
From a mass media perspective a trend or movement is heavily based on the number of people involved and the length of time something is considered popular. However, from a life and purpose perspective it’s instead the impact that embracing your natural hair has had on your life that determines it’s reality as a trend or movement.
This nationwide advance of women going natural is actually very personal. So much so that the words trend and movement should be used in a completely different context within this topic. A context of life and purpose rather than media and sales. So, when we think about it that way the true question becomes, how big of a difference has embracing your natural hair made to your life? Has it been a trend, something you’ve done just for fun. Or, has it been a movement, something that’s ended up changing your life.
Personally, my natural hair journey started off just as a trend, but today I can honestly say that embracing my tresses has indeed become a movement. It has revealed gifts in me that I never new I had. But most importantly, it has helped introduce me to something I am purposed to do, motivate, encourage and inspire others.
How would you classify YOUR natural hair journey? Trend or Movement?
While the rest of the world seems to be hating on Mondays, here I am taking them on by force!
Monday’s tend to set the tempo for the rest of the week for me. So rather than fight them, I’ve decided to embrace them. This requires three simple things:
1. A positive attitude: this one is fairly easy. I just wake up thankful. Thankful for my family, for life, health and purpose
2. A mean face beat: I always try to make sure my makeup is on point on Mondays. It encourages me throughout the day.
3. DRESS!: My Monday outfits should epitomize the Monday Motto, POW!
Mondays are the beginning of the week. They give me another opportunity to chase my goals and my purpose. Assuring I’ve got these three things handled helps me get out the block strong and on fire like a bullet. POW!!
Happy Monday Beauties!
So, it’s been made pretty evident to me by Holy Spirit that I have the gift of motivating and encouraging others. I haven’t really known what to do with that gift since it was revealed to me but I decided to make a big faith move and put forth some genuine effort into this gift. In 2014 I’m combining my God given gift with my love for natural hair and self-love.
“I Motivate Naturals 2014” is a personal legacy campaign I’m challenging myself to carry out. I’ll be targeting several blog posts this year to all of the newly natural or transitioning beauties. Going natural is a big decision and it can unveil a lot of insecurities you never new existed. I want to motivate those women through their journey and encourage them to love themselves more than ever.
God is leading this initiative. I’m simply his vessel to remind his children of the natural beauty they posses. When I’m gone from this earth I want to have made a difference in as many people’s lives as possible. This one goes towards my legacy. So, lets go! Follow me and get motivated for your natural hair journey!
Achieved this awesome fro with Motions Define My Curls Creme
TJ Luvs Being Natural 