Letting Go Even More of Attachment

Boo hoo!!!! Got my haircut today. This was a major step for me. So, I was thinking back at the last time I had it this short. The first thought was when I join the Navy and went to boot camp but it still was longer then. So, the next thought was when I shaved it off back in 1975, yeah that's it, just a little longer than that. I can safely say many people that know me has never seen my hair cut this short. The lady who cuts my hair in the states I've been seeing for nearly 18 years I think. She knows how I like my hair cut and even when I say short it is not the short that most people think. The last haircut that I had was over a month before I came to Thailand so that makes it at least 2 months without one. I usually don't go more than 5 weeks without one. I was going to try and hold out for when I return in a few weeks but it has gotten out of control. When I take a shower and put in some of my hair care product it gets me by most of the morning but by the afternoon it is almost like I stuck my finger in a light socket. So after my Tok-Sen class this evening I stopped at a little place across the street from the school.
I started to try and communicate with her what I wanted but could not quite express my needs so I decided to breathe and experience (like my friend Rick reminds me of) so sitting in the chair she started to go to town and boy did she. At moments I began to get nervous because my beautiful locks were getting chopped off. The feeling I had is when I had my dreadlocks cut back in 1986 for those of you that remember.

When she was finish cutting and I had the shampoo I actually like it. It is very different for me. A funny feeling came over me because I never would imagine that I would ever cut my hair this short and I'm sure that if I could communicate with this nice lady I would not have had this cut and certainly would not have been present of how attached I've been over my hair. The thing is it can grow back if I choose to and either way will be fine. It was cool as I was walking home because some of the people that I come across enroute saw me made a gesture about my head and gave me a nod or the thumbs up!!!

I do see having it this short will save me a bundle of money in hair care products which I do spend a bundle with a variety of products from a special organic shampoo, several type of conditioners, balms, gels, and cremes.