Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Advice from the Hairdresser

Last night I had my hair shaped a bit and I was asking the hairdresser which she preferred to cut: short or long hair.

She said it didn't matter to her and then she said something that seemed, at the time, random, but makes sense.

She said, "You have to take risks in life and take chances on things. There's always time for it and you might really get something you like out of it."

It felt at the time like I'd stepped into a sort of self-help novel but it was good advice. Of course, she meant it in terms of having long hair and cutting it short but it really made me think.

There are a lot of things in life that I don't take chances on. I just skirt around them and try to manipulate them into being more comfortable to me instead of jumping in feet first. I don't trust myself enough to just DO.

I meet people that seem fearless, they do anything that comes their way without question. I meet others so locked in their fear that they do nothing at all.

Is it possible to be fearless but not reckless?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It depends on the outcome. You know? If it turns out well, or has redeeming qualities, then it's fearlessness. If it trashes their life or lives around them - recklessness. Going in, it's just taking a chance, thought out carefully or not.

I'm pretty sure hairstyles don't qualify. ;)