Inktober Day 25: Your Hair is Too Big

This one may be a little tough to handle, but it’s true. You do not need negativity in your life. GET RID OF IT! Imagine someone having the nerve to tell Dolly Parton her hair is too big. REALLY!?! She has over three hundred wigs, simply so she never has a bad hair day. And yes, her hair is BIG! All the time…it is her trademark. She embraced it years ago and utilized it to build her brand. I admire her courage and blunt honesty. In other words, if they do not support the way you look…

Okay, this is not the same as someone telling you there is lipstick on your teeth, or your breathe smells. This is related to someone making negative comments about a key element of who you are. In other words, they are not supportive of what you embrace. Is that the voice you need in your life? Absolutely not!

Life brings us so much negativity, so much criticism, and even a great deal of confusion…why compound all that by hanging with people who do not support you? First and foremost, YOU need to know who you are and what is important to you. What key elements about your life, appearance and personality are no longer negotiable for you to be you? THAT is what you need to protect by surrounding yourself with supportive, kind, encouraging people. Let the negative people go their own way….even if they are family. Love them from a distance and keep moving forward.

Ouch! That’s tough…no matter who you are. Giving negativity power means giving it head space, the opportunity to plant seeds of doubt, and time wasted trying to please everyone. You are the way you are, embrace it! Love yourself enough to put boundaries around your heart and soul. Big hair and all. If you cannot support and love yourself, then why should anyone else? So take a deep breathe and stop giving negative people the power to make you feel bad about being you. If Dolly did it, you can too!