Reinvention of the self, for me, starts with a fresh haircut

I found that on a woman's blog and thought it was funny.

After so much objectification and need, and now that I feel more ... inspired to understand, to open the door to understanding, I find myself in a bit of a parallel reality.

Remembering all of my Cosmo reading and soap-opera watching and the contemplations of my twenties, opening that door is almost like coming home again. Yet, the understanding I know I want is deeper now. More layers and scars. More stories to unwrap and agree upon.

Unlike before, however, there's nothing to be afraid of. A simple haircut these days is just a haircut. Not a statement to the world and a reminder to oneself that it's over and we are no more.