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5 Things Curly Hair Taught Me ♥

As a child, I was always made fun of for having curly hair. As I began to develop into my early adolescence, I listened to society. They told me things like, "You should straighten your hair.", "You don't look professional.", and "You just look better with straight hair." I was beginning to hate myself with every passing day. I could not understand the logic of why I felt so different in a world with so many different and beautiful people. I would ask myself, "Am I just ugly?" As time went on, and I continued to fry my hair I felt a bad vibe in the pit of my stomach. I started to not feel like myself. Then, one day, this beautiful woman on my Instagram feed popped up. She had the prettiest curly hair I have ever seen. It was then that I knew I would start my journey to get my curls back, and I learned so much on the way. #1. Patience

I know you may wonder, "How did curls teach you patience?" Well... not every curly day is perfect. Meaning it's not every day that I have luscious locks, with a perfect spiral and a perfect morning. In fact, most mornings, I have to re-curl my hair and refresh it. Likewise, most mornings I look like I woke up after being struck by lightning. I say it has given me patience because each curl is different and requires a different amount of product, water, and attention. It can be tedious and when I began my curly hair journey, I wanted to straighten it so bad. I was not used to the maintenance of curly hair, and it had a mind of its own. I could not control these curls I had to just let them be. Nonetheless, I continued, and with patience I got my curls back in a matter of time. So, be kind to yourself and your curls and you will be thankful.

#2. Standards are Not Real

This brings me to my second learning point; standards are not real!! Society tends to put these chains on you and sometimes they get into your mind. They hold you back from what really makes you happy. In this case, it was my curls. It was not that I hated them, I actually loved them as a kid. It was the kids who bullied me for it that made me resent them so much. As I got older, I started to see skinny girls, with curvy bodies and they had straight hair and blue or green eyes, and they became the "standard" and sadly I didn't fit into it. I started to look in the mirror and pick apart every single flaw. I would cry with a single change in weight gain. I would cry if I saw acne on my face. I remember there was a time I put a cover over my mirror just to not look at it. Then a friend came up to me expressing the same struggles. I saw that it's not perfection that I was striving for, it was acceptance from society. I wanted to feel accepted by everyone when I didn't even accept myself, but that leads me to number three! 3. Appreciation and Acceptance Once I reflected on things, I found that nobody is perfect. Social media tends to place the most amazing pictures and videos in front of us. In just a few seconds of scrolling, it's easy to say things like, "I wish I could look like them." or "I wish I lived the lavish life like them." There is a saying, "You only post the happiest things because that is what you want others to see." And I fully agree. There were countless times of scrolling that I saw perfection and it wasn't until I saw another beautiful woman showing her scars from pregnancy that I realized, sometimes the things in life that are a blessing give us the opportunity to appreciate ourselves a little more. I began to accept the fact that straight hair is not who I am. Once I learn to accept the curls, I began to appreciate them. [Some days, I still feel like ripping them out because they want to have a mind of their own, but I still love them.] ♥

4.Understanding

In the world we live in, we need to learn to understand others and their struggles. When it comes to hair, I realized that sometimes straight-haired people have knots and greasy hair and problems with volume. These were things that I struggled with on a daily too, (other than the volume) but I came to an understanding that my problems are not theirs and their problems are not mine. I started to see people as individuals who had their own life, the same way I had my own curl pattern. This enabled me to see others from a different point of view. It's not that I was never nice to anyone, in fact, I was very nice. However, it made me see that everyone is living and breathing, and their journey is not the same as mine.

  5. Being different is OKAY!

Individuality is what makes us human. It's what makes us crave other people. If we lived in a world where everyone was the same, it would get boring really quickly. I always remember this saying, "If a blind person was not able to tell you apart from the person standing next to you, are you really that unique?" We are meant to be different; we are meant to be free from the chains. We are meant to be unique, and I think a lot of us lose sight in that. But I promise, things get better, and you will soon learn that being yourself is the best thing to ever happen. Especially in a world of 8 billion people, there is no one quite like you. :D

  As always, I am here for you! If you have a story or feel the same way message me. I would love to hear from you. :)

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♡ Curls ♡ I remember as a girl I used to hate my wild and curly hair always favouring sleeker styles as I had no idea how to care for my locks. Nowadays I try to limit how often I straighten my hair. I do still prefer my hair straight or curled but I also love my natural curls too. #curlyhair #naturalhair #naturalcurls #curlygirl #curls #mycurls #youhavenoidea

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