Apr 24 2008
Locks of Love, Love of Locks
Yes, it was breezy weeks ago when Leon took the photo.
I reached my personal goal, the one I put off for many years, either cutting it in frustration or by choice: once cutting it in 2002 or 2003, though it was much shorter, for Locks of Love…. it is now to my waist, though barely. See the gray, I know it is there, as the long gray strands fly in my face (and ice cream) and fall onto the floor or mesh themselves like wayward pasta on Hell’s Kitchen into my brush.
Though I know it is there, I do not see the obvious in this photo, for it shows best from behind or - above - and I can normally see either. I will not color it, for I do not choose to expose my body to yet more chemicals. I will not cut it - yet - though I know I look best with much shorter hair. Is it vanity if I cut it? Is it vanity if I don’t?
No matter. When I do cut it, it will be cut short enough that there is plenty to donate. What they can’t use for the wigs they sell - and what organization does not need money. My guess is, when we finally get our dream RV and can leave FL many months a year, all that hair will be impossible to wash using their small water tanks and it must be washed every day.. that is the day I will cut it… For now, we all need a security blanket, something that makes us smile on the occasional dark days, and selfish or not, this is mine.
Locks of Love even has a video to show you how to cut your hair to donate!
