My beautiful curly hair

Up to my mid twenties, I had nice, thick, long, curly hair. Washing and brushing my hair was a bit of an ordeal as it used to take ages because of its thickness. However, I was often complimented with people often reaching out to touch my hair.

But I took it for granted. I would shower using very hot water, wasn’t careful with brushing but was very harsh, would not use any heat protector when drying it on the highest heat, and as for hair treatments, that was joke to me. Somehow, I had it in my head that my hair would never change, even with all that abuse.

But then it all started to go wrong. To my dismay, it started falling out and got very thin, so much so that I could now see my scalp, and as for the curls, they seemed to have just run away. Oh how I wished I’d taken care of my lovely locks.

Now, I’m doing what I was supposed to have been doing for all those years and I have seen some improvement but I’m pretty sure I’ll never get back what I had.

This is the sad reality of many with various things in life. We don’t appreciate what we have until we lose it, and therefore don’t invest any time or effort in caring or maintaining it. This could lead to a lot of regrets and even terrible guilt. Here are a few examples:

Your family – Kids, make the most of living at home with your parents. Learn from them, be close to them, they do everything for you so appreciate them. Parents, your children will grow up really fast. Make sure you spend quality time with them because it won’t be long until they will be moving out and starting a family of their own.

Your marriage – Don’t waste time with silly pride and arguments. Enjoy one another. Invest in your relationship. Have fun.

Your health – Your body is precious. Don’t abuse it by eating whatever you want and not exercising just because you feel okay now. It won’t be long before it starts breaking down and then you’ll be wasting time running around trying to get solutions to your health problems.

Your finances – Don’t just spend, spend, spend without thinking about tomorrow. Spend wisely and on what is necessary. Don’t waste things, especially food. Buy what you need and use up leftovers. By all means treat yourself whenever you can. You should always put a bit aside for a rainy day or for when something important comes up.

Always think ahead.