Of Haircuts & Minimalism

I decided to free myself from going to salons to get a haircut or any hair treatment for that matter. Not that I do it often, it’s just that I never thought of it as something I can let go. I find that it makes so much sense when I only ever request for a trim. And as for having my hair coloured (again) I find it too tedious to maintain – it takes too much time, requires me to spend more money, and consume more hair products.

Now while I do prefer amateur haircuts (a bonding moment too with my chosen stylist – haha!) and an au natural hair, some people may find value and deep joy in getting their hair done professionally. I still admire the work of professional hairstylists, and I genuinely think it can really enhance someone’s look!

You see, I might change my mind a few years from now. Who knows, and really, I mean this in the best way – who cares? 

I am still on my minimalism journey. Not that I think there’s ever a destination or an end point – it will always be an ongoing, imperfect process of constant evaluation and reflection. 

Minimalism is all about making conscious decisions that serve your purpose, priorities, values, and the things that bring you deep joy. It is keeping only the things, habits, and relationships, that add value to your life. It’s ridding your life of the excess – anything (or anyone) that makes you feel heavy and burdened. It’s not merely aesthetics or owning less material things. It’s more of creating conscious decisions that allow you to have inner sense of peace and clarity. 

While deciding to let go of professional hair services may seem petty. Some decisions may be more significant like not wanting kids of your own, choosing not to get married, go to college, quitting smoking or binge drinking.  

Albeit not an easy feat, when we have more clarity of our priorities and a developed self awareness, we’ll find it easier to say yes to things that bring us deep joy and confidently say no to things that bring about stress and anxiety. We’ll find no need to do something or have something, just because. We’ll find no need to be someone others expect us to be and we’ll make conscious effort to let go of things, habits, and relationships that no longer serve us.

We have to ask ourselves, what are our values and priorities? What are the things that bring us deep joy? What makes us get up in the morning? And allow our answers to guide our decisions. 

The beautiful thing about it is, there are no rules – you do what feels right to you. It looks different for everyone and we’re all at a different pace and stage. Minimalism is not meant to make us feel like we are less of a person nor permit us to belittle other people’s journey.

From haircuts to minimalism. How about that? Haha! I’m just glad you reached the end of this post and grateful for your time! Hoping to blog more this year because it brings me deep joy to share!