26 April 2011

No more hair! How I kicked my ego in the face.

 This semester has been fantastic. As far as performing goes I've grown a great amount since January. I had my final performance in performance lab and it went great! My nerves weren't nearly as bad, and I actually sounded pretty good! After the performance my professor gave me a huge hug and told me how proud she was of my improvement. I still have some work to do of course, but now that I've gotten over this hurdle I can begin to improve my performance in other areas. I have pretty much conquered this fear. Now I must kick another one in the face.

I've been thrilled with the idea of shaving my head for a while. I was excited to do it! Until I actually decided to do it. Once the decision was made every fear possible came to the surface. You know, "I'm going to look like a dude", "my dad will hate it", "I won't be cool anymore", "there will be nothing unique about me (which is total bullshit!)", and other crazy worries. The ego doesn't like uncertainty.

Despite being afraid I decided to shave my head anyway. Whatever fears that will arise from this I'll deal with them when they come. And so I did it...

And here is the proof.
 




I got over all those silly assumptions and shaved my head. I am sort of still in shock, and I haven't been out in public yet; but my friends have been extremely supportive and I feel really good at the moment.

Don't let the silly things your mind comes up with stop you from doing something awesome. Whatever it is most likely won't turn out as disastrous as you may think!

I also have the video to share with you! I can't believe all that hair was on my head!






What awesome fears have you overcome lately? How did it feel to do those things?

Stay awesome!

Metta,
Dyamond

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14 comments:

  1. Beautiful and brave...what a combination!

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  2. You are amazing! And you look stunning!! :) Way to go!

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  3. you look awesome! keep smiling you brave lady! hugs, joolz x

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  4. Aaaaahhh I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT. You look BEAUUUUTIFULLLL. I think about going full buzzcut every now and then but always opt against it. I chopped all my hair off back in 05 to donate, I'll do it again....one day. :) You're brave and beautiful.

    xo,
    dani
    www.okdani.com

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  5. Victory to you, Dyamond! I know how huge a commitment to personal freedom a haircut can be. Just this morning I had my semi-annual moment of looking at my hair in the mirror and thinking "it might be nice to cut it all off" and then facing my stream of short hair fears.

    Congrats on doing what you KNOW you wanted and needed to do. For you.

    Peace,

    Lauren Lionheart

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  6. Thank you! I appreciate your support. Hair is a very hard thing to let go of. Just yesterday I cut my husbands hair. It's funny I am more attached to his hair than I am mine I believe.

    You are beautiful. That beauty comes from within and has nothing to do with your outside appearance. Your body reflects your inner self I believe. So no matter what you do you will still be beautiful. You can't erase or cut away your beauty which a haircut will never take from you.

    Thank you for commenting, and I hope I'll see you again sometime soon? :]

    -Dyamond

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  7. Thanks Dani!! You have beautiful hair! I'm glad you give it to a good cause though. That's brave.

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  8. Thanks. You were a big inspiration actually.

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  9. :] It's pretty powerful when one realizes what they are capable of.

    Metta,
    -Dyamond

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  10. Did the same thing in 2008...totally liberating!  Congrats to you!

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  11. you are beautiful

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