(conclusion) Every Bear Does It At Least Once

[jpinsd]

So, due to the overwhelming response, I will be growing the beard back. Thank you all for voting!

I'm actually pretty happy with that, considering i was missing the beard about 3 minutes after I shaved it off. I'm still having to deal with the gray, tho. I'm not bothered that I have gray hair, it's what it represents.

As some of you know, I spent over a decade cocooned away, not doing much of anything. Although I'm 41, I still feel like I'm 31 — until I see all that gray. It reminds me that I wasted 10 years: not dating, not falling in love, not living, just hiding.

So now i'm trying to make up for lost time :-)

I decided to keep a visual record of how long it takes to grow the beard back (inspired by bigkid's same photo record).

Here's day 1

Comments

[dreamm-ryter.livejournal.com]

I shaved my beard down to a goatee about a week and a half ago because I wanted to know how I would fair with the old way - the moment it was all done, I feel naked without the beard. I'm never doing that again.

And I understand about making up for lost time. I lived in Baton Rouge for ten years and about four months ago moved back to my hometown of New Orleans to start all over again. It was hard trying to adjust, but once I did, I NEVER realized how much I was missing out of life because of this comfortable simple life I had in Baton Rouge.

You may just be coming out of your shell; I've been out of mine for about four months. If you continue at the pace your going, I can tell you that things will definitely be better in four months.

*hugs*


ANDRE

[dreamm-ryter.livejournal.com]

.....if not sooner (than four months).

[jpinsd.livejournal.com]

Thanks Andre!

Its good to hear I'm not the only one who does things we later regret ( like shaving off the beard, or cocooning for years at a time ;-)

Thanks for the encouraging words, and best of luck to you in your new life, also!