Dreadlocks Part 2

The time is drawing nearer. I have officially decided to shave my head this Tuesday. I will be surrounded by the people I love, as I am surrounded in life.

It was easy to confuse my identity with my hair. It equaled instant popularity, it was a calling card, it was me standing out in a crowd of people. I was "the girl with dreads." But here's the thing- at the age of 24 I am JUST figuring out that my identity is not in such things. Get this- I am not defined by the being something that other people want me to be. I am not defined by pleasing people or by being liked. I am not defined by the organizations I am a part of. I am not defined by failing or succeeding. I am growing up, growing into something so much truer. I am Jaime. I was created by Love to love. I have the capacity to change my world through peace and justice. I can transform other's lives by showing them consistency.

So losing the dreads is not going to shake my identity. I am doing this for change. It's a revolution.