coming back to natural

For about eight years I used to pluck my eyebrows veryvery thin, creating an arch that always said, "oh yeah?"

Now I only shape them the tiniest bit, allowing my face to express itself in a fuller and more natural form.

The funny thing is that they don't grow back all the way. I can still see the sassy teenager and early twentysomething saying, "I can create myself into whatever I want!"

That is part of me too, part of my natural history, visible in layers.

Coming back to our true selves can take a long time, and it bring scars and changes that we integrate in to the new normal.