Sometimes, as we take that journey, it means unlearning the things that were ingrained in us about our natural hair -- and learning new hair habits. I'm not just talking products, but hair talk. You know, those nasty hair demons, those ugly, self defeating things you think to yourself when you look at your hair in the mirror.
"My hair is not good enough."
"I look better with permed hair."
"My hair is too thick, coarse, poofy, etc., to be natural."
"I only look pretty with straight hair."
"I'll never get or keep a man with this hair."
"Only girls with curly hair look good natural."
Most of us have them, some worse than others. They may not be bad enough to make you crawling back to the "creamy crack," but they are just enough to make you feel self conscious or doubt your hair journey.
Hair Habits
Most life coaches will tell you that it takes about a month to start a new habit. In honor of that, let's change what we tell ourselves about our hair -- not that it's too dry, thick, kinky, fine, won't hold a curl, won't let go of a curl, too quick to curl, curls too much.
Not concentrate on our hair "challenges," exist as they might.
Let's reprogram the messages that we tell ourselves when we look at our hair in the mirror. So that, 30 days later, hair affirmations will become a well-ingrained, positive habit.
Do you pratice hair affirmations? How do you conquer your hair demons?
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