Curly hair journey- Transformation as a person

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Hello people, I have been following Curly Girl Method(CGM) from the past three years since 2018, and my perception of life has changed due to this routine. The Curly Girl Method was introduced by Lorraine Massey in the 1990s. When I was small I was bullied due to my hair and my self-esteem was an all-time low. I was always conditioned that silky hair is best and others naturally curly and wavy are outcast, crazy or uncivilized. But stats prove otherwise since 60% are natural hair. When I started the journey I saw how beautiful natural hair and what I need is a change of perception, that is everyone is beautiful in their own ways. The journey was not easy. I faced many challenges around like the new terms like Curly Girl Method - CGM, Apple Cider Vinegar - ACV, Extra Virgin Olive Oil - EVOO, Deep Conditioning - DC and learning many techniques. Everything was overwhelming for 6 months to learn new terms and techniques. There was no help at times and felt very overwhelmed and lonely at times that too after putting so much time, energy, money and hard work there were no results for almost 2 years after trying everything as mentioned but what I forgot was my hair was in very bad shape needed more time to adjust and was in hibernation stage that this period was the seed turning into beautiful flower. At this point, I learned and inculcated never give up attitude. Since the results were not what I wanted I thought what I was doing wrong. But after a while, from my mentor, I understood that I was comparing myself with others which is not doing any good and giving me lots of stress. That is when I learned that I am unique, and it hit me hard that I changed and embraced my flaws in me and accepted my authentic self. At a point, the process has made me so stressed thought of giving up but at last I reached my goal by changing my path like working on different techniques. This is another thing I learned is to never give up goals but change/ twerk your path to reach the goals. This journey has helped me gained some of my confidence and learned mainly some profound life lessons. I am always very thankful for Lorraine Massey, Inge, Felicia for the CGM. I know this is a silly question but for me this journey has changed me as a person at a fundamental level. Has anyone of you faced any "AHA" moments in life like me when you're working on small, mundane, everyday routine ?