I cut off my hair. Again. It used to be down to the middle of my back. Now it's shorter than in my profile pic. I can spike it up in chunky bits in the back. I should post a photo.
The reaction of people around here was funny. Many people (girls) said "wow it looks so cute!" and many people (guys) said (after staring at me for a minute or so) "...you cut off your hair. Why?"
Why? Just cuz I wanted to. I do things like that. I'm slightly impulsive. I cut off my hair the first time (and it was just as long the first time) simply because I wanted to and because it was time for a change. Don't get me wrong; I looked up pictures of short hair styles and very deliberately chose the hair style that I got. (actually she cut it a bit shorter than I had intended, but it turned out well). This time, I knew that I liked it, my friend who cuts hair was in town, and she came over and snipped off all my hair. And then I went out the next day and bought a box of hair dye and streaked it. Just cuz I wanted to.
I got my nose pierced a couple years ago just because I wanted to, as well. There are limits to my impulsiveness though. I didn't get my eyebrow pierced, because I knew it would probably wreck my eyebrow eventually. (And having dark eyebrows, it would be pretty noticeable.) and I didn't get a tattoo. Even though I have wanted one for a long time. I just think about the long term things sometimes. Today's cool factor (and pain) would be tomorrow's regret. I can't undo a tattoo (at least not without some scarring and a lot of money)...so if I do get one, it will be accompanied by a lot of thought and consideration.
I was thinking about the concept of consequences the other day. Specifically, the concept of impulsiveness/thirst for "now" satisfaction without considering the consequences. It seems that a lot of the issues in society right now is due to the fact that people aren't being taught to consider the possible consequences or implications of actions taken. Things that we do have implications. Promiscuity has the possible (and very likely) consequences of pregnancy, or STD's...and definite emotional consequences. But I look at all the teen moms here, and I wonder, how did this happen? I think then, that the parents lacked wisdom, because they were probably caught up in the "good times now" way of thinking.
Is it worth denying yourself to wait for things? Is it worth not indulging? It's hard, definitely. And I am not even just talking about sex. We live in a fast food culture. Even eating. I've been snacking at night because I've not taken the time to prepare myself a proper meal at night. And so I go to the vending machine at 11:00 pm. I know it's bad for me, both what i am eating and the time I am eating it at. and it will catch up with me. It's just that right now, I am hungry, and I do not want to wait for morning nor make something proper. Same with the words we speak. We speak what we feel...yet later down the road those words may catch up with us.
Every aspect of our lives - if we implement that "fast food" mentality, we'll ultimately end up unhealthy.
I think that we need to take a step back and wait. Wait for the right opportunity; wait for what God has planned...don't jump the gun. In anything. and when He gives the go ahead, JUMP FEET FIRST!
