The Big Leap

The 20th of October was a very normal day,.... until class ended. All of a sudden I was bombarded with scenes of blood donation, fund raising karaoke and last but not least, hair donation. 

I've always wanted to donate my hair but never had the chance. Now, opportunity presented itself but I didn't have the guts to do it. With the encouragement of a few very lovely course mates, college friends and my best friend, I finally buckled up the courage to cut the mane I have been rearing for almost 4 years now.

There's 5 stages to deal with this situation. 

Stage 1: Contemplation 

 I contemplated for a good one hour before I decided to sign up for Locks of Hope hair donation. It took all the encouragement I needed to get to the stage of signing that paper. 

Stage 2: Fear 

The fear of your new haircut turning out as something that you don't like. The fear of your hair not being put to good use. The fear of judgement. 

Stage 3: Relieve

The relieve when the stylist snips on your 4 ponytail. I could actually feel breeze going into my scalp. 

Stage 4: Dissatisfaction 

I admit I wasn't happy with the outcome of my hair as the hairdresser gave everyone the same hairstyle. Which was a retro blow dry. I was very unhappy with the outcome until....

Stage 5: Acceptance

.... I showered. Blow dried my hair and took a selfie on my phone to see the outcome of my hair. We all know mirror lies but the camera doesn't. I was happier with natural outcome of my hair and was starting to accept reality that my long hair that I've been having for almost 4 years was no more and about to be made into a wig for someone who needs it more than I do. 

Final thought:

I'm happy that I took the big leap. Although everything was good as it was. It is always better to accept change to improve than letting things stay stagnant. 

Wanna give a big shoutout to Denise, Izu, JJ, Janice and the bravest among all, Christopher who donated all of his 2 years worth of hair to charity. Couldn't have done it with all of your encouragement and I'm ever grateful to have all of you by my side. Also wanna thank God for putting this opportunity in front of my face and teaching me that my treasures should up above and not on earth. (Matthew 6:19) Now I only wish that my mane is being put into good use and will be making someone very very happy in the future even tho I won't be there to see it for myself. 

Love, 

Mel