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3 LESSONS ON GOING GREY NATURALLY

I started growing out my grey in the fall of 2013. I was 32 and grey since 18.

That means I was also at the salon every 6 weeks for 14 years. Growing it out was a personal journey and it seems to be that for many women too.

Here are 3 tips if you are considering it:

Evaluate your reasons!     Grey is not necessarily more authentic if one of your reasons is to be on trend (this is the classic “but everyone is doing it”), or if you know you are just not ready for it. I am certainly not opposed to dye (obviously I coloured my hair for more than a decade and have occasionally coloured parts of it for a little pop of pink!) Take a personal inventory and consider if it will help you on your inner spiritual journey – you’ll need the gumption and right reason for doing it, because, there will be opposition from other people, let’s be honest.

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Find support!      A hairdresser who is willing to help you do you naturally, even if it means losing money, is a good sign they want the best for you, not their pocketbook. Check out my board on Pinterest or @shegreygrey for encouraging stories! It’s not a marriage, either – if you hate it, you can always go back to colouring and try again at a later time.

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Document it!     Just like taking a ‘before’ at the start of a new workout routine, the small changes day to day will be noticeable in comparison to the beginning! I wished I documented mine more but here’s what it looked like for me. Blonde streaks helped to break up the “skunk line” and a few months after that I got it toned. My hair grows fast but adding taking a multivitamin with minerals helped it grow faster too!

BONUS TIP! Bold colours (and a little vintage HBC wool) are your friend!

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February 8, 2019

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3 LESSONS ON GOING GREY NATURALLY

Salt of the earth

https://youtu.be/zxm0OdM5JFs

What I have learned from suffering

https://vimeo.com/239274128?loop=0

Thanksgiving is an action

https://youtu.be/UCIixg1QXWw?t=1052

Without forgiveness, there is no future

https://youtu.be/uWnodvo03Iw?t=348

Standing tall and not alone

https://youtu.be/NmNM9MLsWu4

On the resurrection, my Lord

https://youtu.be/cJakb6jqcw8

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From a few days ago when I ordered a small part fo From a few days ago when I ordered a small part for our dishwasher. Such a mundane but long overdue task to search out our model number and locate a reasonably priced replacement rinse aid door latch. It was $20 I didn’t even think twice about and even celebrated a wee bit as I crossed it off my house “to-do” list. To my shock, it was delivered tonight, on Christmas Eve. Even if that delivery person doesn’t celebrate Christmas, I wondered if he was missing out on family time. Was he tired after a full day but still had  a long drive back into the city to end his shift? This was certainly not an essential item - we didn’t need this part immediately. In fact, we’ve been without rinse aide for months with very little impact on our day to day. There was no chance to run out and thank him but I hope he felt appreciated today. Even from a long way off. Even through the cold weather and sacrifices. It did not go unnoticed. ✴️ THANK YOU. ✴️ #christmaswiththecovid
Chill chats and laughs on the floor. YouTube galor Chill chats and laughs on the floor. YouTube galore. Farting. Burping. Skating. Taller-than-your-mother hugs. Treating the house like a jungle gym. 🤼 The next few weeks at home together will definitely be hilariously teenaged. Ready or not, here comes Christmas isolation at home with these dudes. 😏#christmaswiththecovid  #wiebebuilds
At some point in the spring, it seems a contaminat At some point in the spring, it seems a contaminated bag of soil, not the typical brand I purchase because it was not easily sourced during the lockdown, gave way to thrips on a number of my plants. I have more than 70, but a few are certainly going to die. Yes, death is imminent for some of my favourites despite my efforts to keep the spread down. And amidst that frustration, this raven zz decided to pop up after more than a year of not growing at all. Surprises have such extraordinary timing. #wiebeplants
Cheers to the bloomers in the background. 🔅#wie Cheers to the bloomers in the background. 🔅#wiebeplants
Yesterday I had 1 errand that was a must but I ran Yesterday I had 1 errand that was a must but I ran into someone and we talked for 45 min. Turns out we share a similar history and had both grown despite significant hardship. It was healing to affirm in each other how it’s never too late to bloom. It was a good reminder that childhood trauma connects more of us than we think and our time on this earth is meant to benefit others. I’m taking a break from private practice, but if you or someone you know needs encouragement during this time, swipe for a small way I can help. Outside of my full time work, I will make time for checking in with a few of you with a copy of a recent receipt to a local business. ❤️ Email or DM to save a spot for you and/or a friend. #wiebeplants
When we say character matters, it should not mean When we say character matters, it should not mean that we dismiss an overt liar but welcome a more subtle, placating one. That would simply convey the bar was so formerly low that now it is only seemingly high because of our shared pretending that the medium is the message. We do not say character matters just to accept more sophisticated semantics. No, when we say that character matters we must mean it. #seentodayirl
A pandemic might be a tempting reason to repeat hi A pandemic might be a tempting reason to repeat history and ineffective practices. When both teachers and students are stressed and learning has been impacted, here are a few things you should know about grade retention.
This quote was given us as the clinical services s This quote was given us as the clinical services staff starting in the inaugural year of Manitoba’s first school system under First Nations jurisdiction. I’ll just leave this here. “What we are looking for is not someone who will cut through our dilemmas for us, but someone who will try to understand them. 
 
Not someone who will impose his/her will upon us but someone who will help us use our own will; someone who instead of dictating to us what we must do, will listen to us with respect.
 
Not someone who will reduce everything to an academic argument, but someone who will understand our personal motives, our feelings and even our weaknesses and mistakes, someone who will give us confidence in ourselves because he has an unshakable confidence in us, who will take an interest in our struggles without prejudging their outcome, who will not allow himself to become discouraged if things get tough and even if we take a different road from the one you would have taken.”
-Paul Tecumseh, The Memory of Persons #servingmfnerc
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/ noun / a series of short, sharp sounds produced by a machine or gun.

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