#21 Never underestimate what COURAGE can do

#21 COURAGE

Hair—particularly in the African-American community— has oft been fodder for political expression. Diatribes on the merits of straightening or not, weaving or not, natural or not have been written by many, many people. The truth is, most people don’t have the courage to be themselves— whatever that is. Most folks follow the herd. I started to wear my hair natural because I was interested, simply, in wearing it the way it actually grew out of my head. It wasn’t a political statement. I never cared too much about what people thought of me (I learned early you can’t please everybody) and I sure wasn’t going to start now. My hair taught me to have courage to be who I truly am, even if it looks different from everyone else around me.

*Every day starting February 24th at 11:11AM EST (it is said that the angels sing at this time!) until April 10 I will count down the remaining days of our 'A Call to HAIRiette ARMS' fundraising campaign. We're raising funds to create an interactive series --with YOU!-- and a haircare line (a portion of which goes to charity, THE ACTOR'S FUND).

We'll share one essay from my upcoming book I FOUND GOD IN MY HAIR: 98 spiritual principles I learned from my relationship with…my hair! (via twitter: @tanyaTTwright, @HAIRietteharlem). As with all things that give you struggle, my hair has taught me a lot about life, love…and FAITH. It is my hope you will find inspiration in these essays to apply to your own life.

Click the link below to view a fun video about HAIRiette of HARLEM and support our fundraising campaign today! THANK YOU!!!!

xo Tanya

http://www.rockethub.com/projects/37433-a-call-to-hairiette-arms-let-s-raise-50-000-in-50-days

PS--If you can't click on the link above, just copy and paste it to your browser! :)