Change

So I was watching a Taiwanese drama yesterday (yes, yes. A Taiwanese idol drama) and the lead actress had decided (oops spoiler alert? but then, most of you won't know which drama I'm talking about...) to cut her hair.  Her really long, beautiful hair, in an instant, gone.  Her reason?  Change.  She wanted to change.  And what better way to start than with a new hairstyle?  Of course, as in all Taiwanese dramas, drama ensues.  However, what stuck me as very interesting was that change's beginning, at least for her, began with a change in appearance.
I'm not quite sure what I'm hitting on, but it seems to be a common theme.  Change in appearance begins or marks the beginning of change in a person.  Maybe most of you have already come to this realization, but it's something that has really resonated with me in these past few days.  There's just something very liberating I guess about expressing, using your appearance, your desire for something else, something exciting, something new.  Two winters ago, I needed a change.. a really big change and to start everything, I did it.  I cut my hair.  Just like this girl in the drama.  And you know what? It was so freeing; I felt like I could fly, like a weight had been taken from my body (I guess it actually had...)

OMGosh did I really cut off THAT much hair???

Anyway, I think a lot of change is about to happen in my life.  Not sure how, but I guess that's the process of being a piece of jade undergoing refining..

(PS: Sorry if this post seems a bit redundant... I'm sure I'm unconsciously dancing around a very clear idea, but I just can't put my finger on it...)

Makes me kinda sad....