Me, otherwise...

I ran across another natural beauty on Twitter today and her bio message jumped out at me. "If God wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise". I LOVE IT!!! When I read that, it actually made me smile and helped reaffirm my commitment to continue on this journey. I will say that since going natural, I have noticed that I am a lot more comfortable living my day to day life, not just free from the bondage of having to have straight hair, but also without a need to put on layers of "extra", to create a look other people will find acceptable. When I am in the mood, I will put on my face mask, and when I am not I will cleanse, moisturize and go! Now don't get me wrong, I like pretty eye colors and concealing foundation as much as the next gal, but it is no longer a necessity for me to feel good about myself. I won't automatically say, "whew I look a mess" nor will I accept that from anyone else just because I'm not wearing make-up that day or because my hair isn't bone straight. This journey has definitely been good for me. It's funny, I have more love for ME, than I ever had for me, otherwise (relaxed)... Big ups to janico44, thanks for the boost!