The Revolution of the Big Chop: Reclaiming Your Texture

I'm going to assume you've all watched the scene in Waiting to Exhale, when Angela Basset snatched the shears from her stylist and just cuts her hair! Everyone else is left looking astonished, while Angela sits there with a smirk of satisfaction on her face. I too, have been there! Just needing to peel away at the layers of superficial assumptions of who I am, all because of the length and relaxed texture of my hair!
November 18,2006 at the Clip Joint in Fayetteville, NC there I sat ready to be liberated of all the baggage my Crown of Glory had seen throughout the past six years. There were split ends from basic training to Iraq, toxic waste from bad relationships, strands of shame of my Natural Nubian, tresses of frustration because my hair was doing the Macy Gray. It was time! Time for a REVOLUTION, THE BIG CHOP! I had to take back what the devil stole! I was confident and ready to stand tall with 3 inches of virgin texture of my own Kinky, Curly ,Wavy hair! I closed my eyes and counted to three and I RECLAIMED MY TEXTURE....
Reclaiming my texture was not easy, but hey somebody had to do it! I was liberated from the "creamy crack," and on my way to the road of redemption. The road was crowded, but I soon traveled all by my lonesome. I never expected to be the poster child in the community for the Natural Movement, but I answered the call.
Welcome to the "Revolution" if you haven't noticed it has been televised and many people of all colors and ethnicity are desperate to look the part. I welcome the brave and confident to take challenge of the big chop and set yourselves free! Don't get caught up in the "I wanna look like this person and that person syndrome either!" Embrace what the good Lord gave you and keep it moving!
I invite you all to share your revolution stories, so we can be inspired!!!