It Just Feels Right!

So it's been six months since I started my journey to growing out my natural hair color.  I stopped coloring the gray and just decided to see what would happened.  I have thoroughly enjoyed this process and have not experienced even one day of regret. I was a little hesitant, but decided I was ready to see what was hiding under all of those chemicals.  

The pictures above sort of show the progression, but I don't really feel like any of them really show the gray as well as I'd like.  :)

Along with the gray, there have been some other new developments in my journey. Life seems to be extremely busy happening around me and I'm continually learning to roll with the punches.  Actually sometimes it feels much more like I'm just strapped into a roller coaster, in the dark, that never repeats, and I'm just holding on for the dear life.  ;)

One way or another, life is not ever without its surprises!  Some of them are not so welcome and others are wonderful "God-winks" (thanks Aunt Maggie for the term).  I'm living in a swirl of both the unwelcome and "God-winks" and I'm mindfully learning to love it.

One of the more recent changes I am absolutely thrilled with came about due to the encouragement of my oldest god-daughter.  I've been tempted to cut off all of my hair and start over with just the new gray.  I've considered it for a while, but been to chicken to just go for it.

On Mother's Day evening I was blessed to hang out with my two god-daughters, their mom, and another wonderful friend.  We were enjoying the Mother's Day cheese cake and champagne when my oldest god-daughter asked again about my hair.  My friend Amy said she was happy to cut it if I was willing.  ;) 

Maybe it was the champagne, maybe it was the sugar, but look what I did!  :)

Woo Hoo!!!  :)  I have not had hair this short since I was in the first grade.  It feels absolutely amazing!!!!  There is still quite a bit of my original dark brown in the back and that is cool.  :)  I've missed my real color so much!  I am very much enjoying seeing the dark brown intermingled with my new gray.  ;)

A fresh new hair cut feels very much like a fresh new start.  It's my real hair.  MY hair. Not fake, not fluff, not forced, just me.  The real me and I absolutely and completely love it!

This collage shows the evenings progression.  Thank you Frannie for your encouragement!  Thank you Jor for the video and the laughs!  Thank you Kbly for your unending love and support.  Thank you Amy for your abounding love and your willingness to help a friend at all times!

I feel alive and empowered.  I love the fact that this ended up taking place on Mother's Day.  It just feels right. Very, very right!