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I myself am guilty of letting the external voices influence
my life in many areas. By no means am I trying to say that finally I have
mastered the art of listening to my inner voice but yes I have at least started
trying. In my attempt to listening to my inner voice I have come to realize
that I have betrayed myself over and over again.
It might sound too cliché but life is really way too simple.
I wish I could make it sound more convincing but this is one fact that every
individual will have to understand on their own. The moment I started to try
and listen to myself I came to understand that most of the complications of my
life were created by me. I had been surrounding myself with complications all
around especially in the form of stuffs. The moment I came to realize this, I
started getting rid of stuffs that were unnecessarily occupying space in my
life. I also came across the concept of ‘minimalism’. If you are not yet aware
of ‘minimalism’, my suggestion is try and find out. It will help you
simplify your complicated life.
If I start mentioning all the different areas of my life
that minimalism has had an impact I will not be able to finish writing this
post. However, my future posts will cover some areas. For this post I will
start with one area where I have made a major change.
Disclaimer: This is a method that has worked for me and I have done my research well. So it may or may not work for you. If you are interested please do your research first.
This post is about my hair so I will be mentioning about the products for my hair. I remember as a child, I never bothered what products I used. I did not grow up with the luxury of parents taking care of me and so I grew up washing my hair sometimes just with water and other times with any product available. Trust me as a child I had a very health hair and scalp. But then I started growing up I started believing that my hair needed shampoo, conditioner, serum, mask and etc. Obviously, the brands did not reach out to me to give me this message but the message was clear to me. Well I would say the markets have done a commendable job and hats off to their smartness but I am choosing to not be fooled by their smartness anymore. I am a student of economics and I have been studying about the markets for quite some time now and to a great extend I do understand how the markets function. But since I was so busy listening to external voices I never took time to think about it seriously.
I remember the day I had this revelation regarding my hair,
it was 9th November 2016 and since then I have never shampooed my
hair let alone conditioning. Again let me tell you that I have a lifestyle
where I can afford to go with bad hair days and I don’t mind not looking my
best every day. You may be in a profession where you have to look your absolute
best every moment and in that case what worked for me will definitely not work
for you. You will have to see for yourself what will work for you.
If you are wondering how do I wash my hair if I don’t use shampoo, I use a ‘black soap’ free of
chemicals (it’s some local soap) to wash my hair now
and I wash my hair just twice a week. Initially my hair started acting weird because my hair craved for all the chemicals it was used to. Ultimately
my hair started adjusting to the new chemical free process and my hair is
getting back to its natural form. Above all my life has become so much simpler
at least in this area and I save a lot of time.
The lesson I learned is that just like my hair had become so
insensitive to all the harsh chemicals, we also become insensitive to all the
toxic we surround ourselves with. We get so used to listening to the external
voices that anytime we don’t hear those voices we feel like it’s abnormal because
we start accepting external voices as our ‘ new normal’.
Now take some time to check when the last time you listened
to your inner voice was. As you practice listening to your inner voice your
life will never be the same.
Love and Light,
Deborah
Love and Light,
Deborah
