I recently chopped all of my hair off.....AGAIN. Several of you have sent me messages and comments asking me about my decision to cut my hair off. And honestly, my reasons aren't all that deep. Lol. It's very simple.
The last time I straightened my hair....I suffered from severe heat damage. I tried to recover my hair for months. I did protein treatments, I deep conditioned my hair, hot oil treatments etc. Nothing was working. So I started cutting away at the dead hair. Slowly. I always knew that I wanted to cut my hair off again but I wasn't exactly sure when. The delay was finding a short hair style that I wanted. For months I searched for short hairstyles and I finally settled on one that I really liked.
Throughout this process I received some positive feedback and some negative feedback. Everyone had an opinion about what I should do with my hair. And while I appreciated everyone's opinion, even the ones that I didn't ask for. I knew that I was always going to cut all of my hair off.
I advocate for healthy hair. Nothing else. Hair length means absolutely NOTHING to me. You can have hair down to your butt and if I see it and it's unhealthy I'm going to wonder what your problem is. Period. Having unhealthy hair that reaches your butt is not pretty. And it makes me wonder what your idea of beauty really means. I am comfortable with short, medium, or long hair. I worked very hard to be okay with Moeneak. In my flaws, in my bad moments, in my lows. I am okay with the women that I am. So cutting off all of my "long beautiful" hair means nothing to me. My hair is beautiful regardless of its length. It's my hair. It's not like anyone else's. And that alone, makes it beyond unique and beautiful.
Majority of the time I cut my hair to make a statement. For the younger generation of girls who are struggling to embrace their natural hair. I NEVER want a child to feel beautiful only if they achieve "long beautiful" hair. I want every child to feel beautiful in his/her skin with whatever God blessed them with. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with having long hair or wanting to achieve long hair. With a healthy hair journey, proper exercise, and water intake anyone can achieve long hair. BUT the problem comes in when we as women belittle others and make them feel less because they do not have "long" hair. I read an IG post from a natural blogger that said "Not everyone aspires to have long hair. So let me have what I have and you do you". Such a powerful statement that many won't even understand. If you like long hair then by all means, like long hair. Please, don't impose your thinking on me or anyone else. The day that women can be beautiful in whatever skin we are in is a day that I look forward to seeing.
So when I encourage women to cut their hair I encourage them to embark on a healthy natural hair care journey. And to accept themselves flaws and all. Even when they don't feel their prettiest. I encourage women to take steps that are out of their comfort zone. Which is hard for us all but the reward is very great. I will always encourage women to cut the unhealthy things out of their lives. Whether it be your hair, unhealthy relationships, unhealthy friendships, jobs or anything that isn't helping you to grow and see the value in yourself. We as women are so much more than our hair. And all I want to do is help every women to see that!!
I can't say that this will be the last time I cut my hair because let's face it....we all know that it won't be. But I will continue to be bold and free. I will continue to break boulders that others have placed on me and in my path. I will continue to accept my beauty even when the world tells me that it's not beautiful. I will continue to be naturally free!!! And I can only pray that you will too!!!
I love you all sooooo much!!!!!
Moeneak 😘😘
