Love And Haircuts

As I was sitting in the Hair Cuttery PATIENTLY waiting and waiting and waiting and still waiting to have my hair cut and styled this afternoon, a thought ran across my mind: waiting for a great haircut has to be a lot like waiting for a great love. I was extremely annoyed because I was hoping I could get in and out rather quickly. But just like finding that great love rather quickly, rather easily, nine point five times out of ten won't happen.........I was out of luck. As I waited and started to think (on the surface), 'I should just leave; to hell with this waiting crap', the thought of walking out of The Hair Cuttery and starting my much anticipated “Let’s Get It In” weekend--movies and drinks on the harbor for Ladies' Night on Friday, Cook Out and Surprise Birthday Party (double booked loving it) on Saturday, and Brunch with the ladies at a new restaurant I'm SO looking forward to testing or should I say tasting on Sunday—-with my hair cut and styled JUST right, held me hostage up in there! I exercised patience that I thought I ran out of HOURS ago; I was hopeful that I was making the right decision; I tuned into my intuition which told me "just wait a little longer, and a little longer, and a little longer because it will absolutely be worth it”; I spent money that I've worked extremely hard for to support my dream of having a banging hair cut; I became more and more frustrated by the second but I suppressed those selfish thoughts, once again, in the name of my dream. So as I was sitting there, still waiting for the next available stylist, I couldn't stop thinking that this is EXACTLY how waiting for love--the right love-- must feel. And the truth of the matter is that for 99.9% of us won't find that great love without some patience, without some understanding, without some willingness to compromise, without ignored feelings of wanting to give up, without some feelings of frustration, without using your intuition as a guide, without being selfless at times (we can't be too selfless unless we don't mind becoming empty/hollow shells of people). So with all that said, what keeps us in the Game of Love? The same thing that kept me in that waiting chair much longer than I wanted to be kept……………… Faith! And a desire to not allow our dream---meeting someone amazing; someone who truly adores us; someone who dotes on us and consistently demonstrates his love; someone who is honest and genuine; someone we can connect, grow, and laugh with—dry up like a raisin in the sun.

P.S. My hair looks amazing! It was ABSOLUTELY worth the wait.