A Practice in Wabi-Sabi

  • Posted by And Kathleen
  • Tuesday, July 17, 2012

WabiSabiHair

I am just about two months in to dreadlocking my hair. It is a daily reminder of my commitment to Wabi-Sabi - finding the beauty in that which is perfectly imperfect. I could go into details about how individual locks are starting to marry each other for life at the roots - and more than a few are straight-up having a pretty fierce orgy with each other that I have to go in and break up with force. But I won't. Instead I'll say this - my hair is imperfect, impermanent and incomplete but I think it's pretty beautiful.

 

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Written by:
andresandcandice.com
Posted On:
July 17, 2012 at 6:36 AM  

your hair is gorgeous. I love your outlook. :)

Written by:
Jenny
Posted On:
July 17, 2012 at 6:51 AM  

I think it's pretty beautiful, too.

Written by:
Liz Fabry
Posted On:
July 17, 2012 at 9:12 AM  

I JUST posted about wabi-sabi re: my house today, and linked back to that original post! Amazing (like your hair).

Written by:
HAILEY
Posted On:
July 17, 2012 at 3:01 PM  

Literally within the next hour after meeting you for coffee in January I created a word for my year too. I have carried it and used it in my actions every day. Thank you for the inspiration. You are beautiful.

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