My dreads are coming along great, today, my 6th month anniversary. I looked up the other day and realized that i had dreads. As strange as that seems, this entire time i have not considered my locks to be dreads, but just curly hair. Almost 6 months in i finally realized that these are very much so dreads. They have progressed and are litterally different every single day. I have dyed them. I have beaded them. I have wrapped them in scarves and in tams.I have loved them, and hated them at the same time almost the entire length of this journey. However i try to relish in the journey as i know that eventually the excitement of seeing daily changes in the locks will fade an my dreads will eventually just be... Currently, and since day one, the back is considerably more dreaded than the top and sides. However the top and sides have indeed starting locking up. I think that i only have two sections of hair that are not dreaded at all.I wouldn't have imagined how fast 6 months went by and I look back and realize alot about me has changed since i began this journey. Friends have come and gone, new experiences shared, knowledge gained and mistakes made. for the past 6 months i have been maturing as a person, but still all the while making mistakes. I can see that my dreads are going through the same process. I feel as though I change daily along with them. Since starting the journey i have had to face more criticism from others about my apperance. I look scruffy. I look homeless some say. I appreciate it, because it has allowed me to realize who the people are that are willing to accept me as different person from my previous self. Different from how they met me. It has also allowed me the people who cant accept me for who i have become. People that refuse to let go of the past and admire the beauty that the present offers them. Those are the people i have tried to distance myself from. The ones that try to contain me. The ones who are uncomfortable with the decisions i am making and with the way i look. I am realizing even more that I need to do what I want to do, and find people who support that goal to surround myself with.I can see how people get so attached to their dreads. My memories are beginning to juxtapose the stages of my journey. I cant wait to continue this journey and im going to have a party when i hit one year. The journey has been long... I spent a year growing my hair just so it would be long enough to start dreads. the wait is what makes it great. patience is a virtue.I will post pictures here in about a month when they are at 7 months because there isnt much of a change from the pics i loaded at 5.5 months.Thanks for all the information
updated by @bob-ngarly: 01/13/15 10:00:26PM
6 months in and how im feeling
What a great post!!! I am on month one and already my life is changing.Friends who think this is crazy. Family members who pray this is a phase. The loving support of my Buddhist Sangha. The quizzical look of neighbors. I am taking it all in. I am different every day just like my dreads! I will be posting my pictures soon, but can't wait to see yours. Keep lovin the journey!
Ill look forward to seeing your pics too! what exactly is a Buddhist sangha? Ive always found Buddhism fascinating. would love to hear about your involvement in that community.
