When lockdown began and everyone couldn’t get haircuts, I decided to grow my hair out with them. I’ve been cutting my own hair since college so I could have just continued doing that. But I’d been wanting to grow it out, and since I wasn’t around anyone I could get through the awkward growing out phase in private. My beard was the first to go. I got tired of it and had to shave. Sorry about the mustache - it’s not all glamour around here.
From the Album: 2020
One of the most useful lessons I learned on my year off was to live presently; no matter what is going on, to be mindful of what I am feeling and to listen to what those feelings are telling me. That skill was valuable throughout 2020 as I had to deal with lockdown and the nonstop stream of unfortunate news. The entire year felt like my anxiety and depression Super Bowl. I’ve been learning how to manage, learning how to sit with my feelings, learning how to be alone and okay. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t difficult. Just look at what I let happen to my facial hair. But I took time to enjoy the small things and even learned some new things. And hopefully 2021 will bring slivers of hope and progress.
