As my previous post showed..... I am now a redhead!!!I LOVE being a redhead. It HAS to be a psychological thing but for some reason my hair changes to that fire-y color and so does my personality. A little more outgoing, a little more humorous (even if it's self-deprecating, not so serious), a little more Rock 'n Roll!!!
(I love my new color so much I'm photobombing my post with pics of it!)
I've been feeling the need to change my hair for a while now.
When I was younger I changed my hair color all the time. I've been bright blond, dirty blond, gold-ish, highlighted, cinnamon, burgundy, a million shades of brunette, and one (horrendous) time I was even an orange. This came from an unknowing place. Not knowing who I was or where I was headed. It changed often. PLUS, the good thing about changing your hair is, it always grows back!
hmmm. Fire-red has to be my favorite!
Red to me does not mean stop.
It means having the knowledge, capacity, and audacity to push through!
I KNOW WHO I AM. It's taken a LOT of soul searching but I'm feeling a clearer path.
Long-term Goals:1. Get a secretary job with the state. My typing needs to be above 40 wpm so I'm working on that one every time I blog. :)
2. Support Mike into going back to school to finish his bachelor's in juvenile justice or some sociology field so he can get a counselor job. He's so good at his job and he has the potential to do amazing things!
3. It's going to take some time and money but, Go back to college... That's a big one for me and it just hit like a TON of bricks the other day. Major in Business Management, Minor in Childhood Development OR something along those lines....
4. Somewhere along the way, foster and adopt. I know I am meant to do this but I'm starting to feel like there's an even bigger purpose than just that.
5. At some point (probably 15 to 20 years, ha!) I want to head a foundation or camp for children and teens with emotional issues and/or bad home situations. This is something that came to Mike and me the other day. I KNOW I'm meant for something bigger so that's why I want to major in Business Management, to organize the foundation or whatever way we head with it.
To dive into number 5 on my list a little further, I LOVE kids and I have always felt a need to help people get through emotional crisis. I've been there many times and I'd like to share my knowledge with other kids feeling like they are lost and out of control. Show them there IS another way. When I was a teen, I remember having a conversation with my mom about this. She told me that I have an amazing ability to talk to people so they understand what I am saying and that it comes from a loving place. And my mom is SUPER critical, so for her to say that, it means something. If I can use that to help someone else, that would mean the world to me. Help urban and deprived children understand that they are not alone. Kids that feel like they have no where to go except back to their gangs and drugs. Kids that feel that their life isn't worth more than that, they don't know any better. And the truth is that they have probably NEVER had anyone tell them that they are worth everything. I look at these cases Mike deals with at the juvenile prison and it breaks my heart. Everyday. These kids need to know that someone does care about them and their talents and HELPS them cultivate the talents so they don't get in these positions! Wow! I'm tearing up just thinking about it.
I need confidence and strength from God. These goals are HUGE, overwhelming, scary, and I seriously do not think I will be happy in life without fulfilling these things.
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