April 7th is ME day ✨🌙🌻

A day I take to reflect and celebrate who I’ve become over the years. It’s also a day to do things that make my soul happy and to honor my dreadlock journey.

This year my dreadlocks officially turn 10! As someone with OCD, this has been one of the most terrifying and beautiful journeys I have embarked on.

But my locs are more than just hair. They are a part of my identity. There’s a decade of laughter, joy, lessons, pain, wisdom, grief, and growth wrapped into each one.

As I watch them evolve over the years, I recognize a shift in each one. Some are thinning, some are getting chunky, some are shifting, some are unraveling, and some are turning gray. I welcome the soft changes that are settling in.

But today is about more than that.

It’s about the beauty of taking chances, believing in myself, following my heart, and continuing to craft the person I want to be.

So my ask for today is simple: do something kind and honoring for yourself and for someone else.

* Go for a walk

* Listen to your fave song on repeat

* Buy yourself flowers

* Have beer or ice cream

* Say hi to someone

* Hold the door open

* Buy someone’s coffee

* Save a bug

* Plant a tree

* Write a kind note to yourself or someone else

Whatever it is, make sure to keep joy in your heart and fire in your soul.

Let’s make the world a little kinder and softer for all, starting with ourselves.