Ever since I was small, I've always had hair longer than most. I remember when my hair was to my butt and my mom had to brush out a massive knot at the base of my neck every time I finished playing outside. But, along with having long hair, I crave change and newness. Often this leads me to change my hair, whether it is cutting it all off or dying some of it pink, just in general changing it.

Everyone knows college is one of those times in your life that can become one of the most intimidating things very quickly. You get sucked into everything you have to do and you get overwhelmed. It happened to me, too — I got stressed about my assignments and how to balance studying with spending time with my friends and I grew so unhappy. I knew I needed some kind of change, but it's hard when you get in your comfort zone and are happy just staying there.

So, I cut off my hair.

I took a leap, I took a chance. I threw away that comfort blanket my hair had become. It was something I knew would be there, I knew what to do with it every day, and it comforted me. So I got rid of it, I had to remind myself that my comfort shouldn't come from hair or any other physical aspect of myself. But that comfort should come from within me, I should rely on myself more than I rely on inanimate objects.

Chopping it all off breathed so much life back into my soul. I felt new, I felt confident, I felt alive in ways I hadn't been for a long time. My hair became so much more healthy. I felt older and more pulled together. I felt thinner, and I felt more beautiful. Sitting in that chair getting my hair done I never could've imagined how much changing my hair could change my life. So I'll ask you, what change are you afraid of that could change your life?