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This time, as I walked, I watched the sky. I saw how the clouds moved. I saw shapes in the trails that the jets left behind. I visited with the butterflies that flew beside me and stayed with them as I rounded each curve. I paid close attention to the way that the snake slithered across the pavement before me.
All of this being said, I have been extremely hesitant to even give an opinion or take on the situation, or how to deal with it, since I feel like the public, myself included, is kind of tired of the influx of “be kind to your neighbors!” sentiments. Don’t get me wrong, I love to see people supporting people. It has been amazing to watch everyone utilizing their voices for good! Thing is, little of these messages have really stuck with me or changed my perspective in terms of how I am navigating this time.
The trees leaned in and brushed her off of her feet. She rose effortlessly to dance among the clouds.
I have recently been focusing on beauty. How it’s defined and viewed. Why it is that people aspire for certain looks or qualities and what draws us to those things. Why sometimes the most natural things are labeled as marvels. There’s a magic to creations that are raw as well as objects that exude grandeur.
Enough of trying to cover it up with hats, straighten it every day to hide the unappealing texture, coloring it repeatedly to match whatever the trend may be, and cutting it only to find that half of it just seems to die regardless. Dedicated to giving my hair some major re-coop time has led me to the biggest dilemma of my daily beauty routine: How to embrace my naturally curly hair.
My accounts of my time spent on a volunteer and exploration trip to Peru the summer after my sophomore year in college. Details on who I met, what I did, and what I learned from my first solo trip as a young adult.
