I am so excited to begin this new journey in life...its one of my several towards total oneness with myself and God, and what better way to do it than by getting to know the natural hair that he blessed me to have!!  So i am only about 3-4 months into my transition and believe me, I KNOW that i have a loooonnnggg ways to go...but so far so good!  I must admit...i have been down this road a couple times before (sigghhinng) but became impatient and frustrated, and ended up returning to the ol lye laxer...but for some reason i believe this time is going to be different (third time's a charm right?!?!).  Well, i believe that i'm in a new place in life...God's GRACE and MERCY has allowed me to see life in a totally different light and i've never been more excited about being free from the many chains that wldnt let me go for many years.  So with this new state of mind...and a greener (healthier) way of living, i'm tired of relaxing my hair with damaging chemicals.  I want nothing more than to feed my hair with the same kind of rejuvenation that my soul has been fed.  I have no horror stories about my hair....in fact, i consider my hair to be fairly healthy.  And i've actually taken care of my own hair over the last 4 years or so, due to lack of money and time to go into a salon...and although these are really no longer an issue, i would still rather be able to do this on my own (but we'll see lol).  This change is for myself...and i'm happy about it!  i look forward to sharing my journey and learning from those of you that are on the same path...I wish you blessings and patience as we learn our true roots (hair that is...lol)  i've included some pics of my hair with a relaxer and will continually update with pics of my transitioning and natural hair.  Happy Growing!!