It sounds silly – but there is a definite correlation between a rockin' haircut and revived personal freedom.

As women, when we need a fresh start, we like to change something physical. We need a tangible token of a new beginning, or if we simply want to change the way we are living our lives. A hair cut gives us the new beginning we sometimes need, but that is just the start.

We are young but we are not always free. We become held down by society and expectations. We lose sight of the fact that life can be taken away so very quickly, and we live with extreme caution with detailed plans for the future. We are not guaranteed anything in this life. We can plan and plan, but all we have is right now – we need to live, so we can be free.

Free from stereotypes, free from expectations, so that we can be all that God intended us to be. We are called to be extraordinary, in our own beautiful way. Its time we stop letting the world tell us who to be. It’s time to break out of the cage that we have been placed in, and be free. A concept so simple yet so difficult to pursue, but a concept worth challenging ourselves for. While we are young, we deserve to be free. And what says "free" more than "five inches off, please?"

In a way, it’s like we all just need a really, really good haircut.