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Corona Hair, Courage, and Meditation
What do Corona hair, courage and meditation have in common? Whelp, like most people across the globe, I’m sheltering in place here where I live. This means foregoing luxuries like hair salon visits. And while I realize this is a first-world problem (of course) it feels less so when you’re venturing into an entirely new arena, which for me is getting on camera and talking about things like my past, life survival tips, and ways to build emotional and mental resilience. For me, it takes tremendous courage to step into the limelight. This woman who spent her childhood singing and dancing on stage has become accustomed to blending into the background. And add Corona hair to the mix, and well, you can see how much I’d rather blend with the wallpaper or the carpet (whichever I can disguise myself against more easily) than get on camera. Why isn’t shapeshifting a thing?
I’ve spent almost 40 years practicing the art of resilience. It started with the Herman Hess book “Siddhartha”. My mother handed it to me one day while I was crying about taking a test. I think. The details are hazy. But I remember she asked me to read it. I was 7. You see, in second grade I was already at a 6th grade reading level so reading more advanced books wasn’t completely out of the realm of possibility. But, I know you’re probably thinking this one was a little out there. And you’d be right. It was. It still is…
