I think you should cry for your beautiful hair cause it is beautiful–you know I’ve told you so. But celebrate it too, and certainly put a lock in your medicine bag, but maybe have a ceremony for it’s loss because it is a loss. I cried too when I read your blog. But, you know what? It’ll grow right back and be more glorious than it is right now!! Right now, you need to be rid of the bad stuff inside you and maybe this is an outward shedding of some of that crap you’re getting rid of–like it’s a physical sign that it’s coming out of you….something you can see happening, something tangible!

May your spirit soar with the eagles and swim with the dolphins!

PS: if you do want to have a smudging ceremony in your back yard, I’ll bring some sage and sweet grass and I’ll cut a lock of my own hair to throw into the fire, I swear!!