My Hair Gave A Girl Self-esteem

Imagine taking one single haircut and then realizing that a girl just like you gains self-esteem as a patient suffering with medical hair loss. Just visualize the fact that you a simple, ordinary person did such an important thing, which enabled someone to have confidence and face the world ahead of themselves. It was my choice, my desire to cut my hair, now the length of just near my ear. I will never regret this decision ever in my entire lifetime because I have pride for my thoughts, and faith for the person that received my hair as a token for kindness, self-esteem, and bliss.

As the parlor ladies were cutting my hair, they were constantly asking my mom and I whether I genuinely wanted to cut my hair. There was never a time in my life so far where I seriously committed to something and gave up, so I obviously accepted them to continue. I always had a deep desire to give my hair to cancer patients suffering with this disease, and I love to know and realize that someone there around the globe is smiling, enjoying, and living life with my hair. I was never obsessed with my hair like some teenage fan girls (no offense.) Therefore, it may have been easy to give up my hair for the time-being, but a sense of generosity was always inside my heart and soul throughout the entire process.

When I went to the post office to mail my hair to an organization called Locks of Love, the woman that was taking the envelope with my hair asked us about what I was doing. I told her and she smiled graciously. She then gave us the envelope back to us, with her left hand over her right. Kindness goes and kindness comes; my mom's saying repeated in my mind. 

A sense of kindness, faith, generosity, and love always remains in a person's heart, but it is there own choice to reveal it and spread it to their loved ones. When there is passion, there is joy and pride. I have a great passion and attachment to help others and be nice. Although I am not "nice" all the time, I show it not by giving compliments or letting people borrow my possessions, but by doing genuine things. For instance, I believe that a true friend and soul is one that listens to you when you are talking and not anxiously waits to say their thoughts, shows kindness, and demonstrates bravery. I have attachment, not pity, to cancer patients because they go through a lot of tough times and stay strong. Probably it is the fact that I read books with relating to cancer characters, not the corny ones but the few beautiful ones, which have happiness and even death at the end. 

I am extremely proud of my own decision to cut my hair, even though it is a small milestone to an act of kindness and even courage. I would love to see the person wearing my hair, that smile that is certainly not fake, but yes, genuinely real. It brings me joy to find another soul wearing my hair, not for looks but for their own necessary amount of pride. May that person, no matter how "bad" have confidence to face the world in the near future. 

"The light bestows upon ones with love for their passions. There is generosity inside of you, so reveal it, and let it shine through your existing soul." ~Ashna Sharma

Just Stand Up- A beautiful song dedicated to cancer patients.

Artists- Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Ciara, Keyshia Cole, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Melissa Etheridge, Fergie, Leona Lewis, Rihanna, LeAnn Rimes and Carrie Underwood