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Going Gray - the blog, is going to be celebrating it’s first anniversary next month! We thought we would celebrate with a new look and feel. Look for our new blog in the upcoming weeks.
We also want to hear from you! What stories or subjects would you like to see this blog cover in 2009?
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In light of recent pictures of Nicole Kidman showing off her gray roots, the national television show “Inside Edition” is seeking a woman who decided to forgo dying and has embraced gray. Specifically, they are looking for a woman who is in the New York or Los Angeles area and has a husband or boyfriend.
Time is of the essence!
The segment will be airing on Monday (12/1/08) night’s show. Please email cgreene@kingworld.com with a picture attached if you think you fit the profile.
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Featured earlier on this blog, Liz Rizzo is a beautiful 30-something with gray hair. Along with 70% of our readers, Liz’s hair started turning gray in her twenties. She is an inspiration to all! Listen to her review of Anne Kraemers’s book Going Gray. Liz also gives a great gray hair styling tip at the end. We hope to hear and see more of Liz!
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I frequently get questions from readers and thought the best thing to do was to have our community answer. Please leave a comment so we can support Joy! Let’s support and empower each other! -Going Gray
“I now have about 1.5 inches of beautiful white/silver roots. I am ready to go all the way with a very short sassy cut. My problem is that I have med. brown hair so these roots are really showing up!! About a week ago, my hairdresser did some low lights on some of my silver but it really didn’t do much. Still looks the same. I am going to the Virgin Islands the first week in Nov. and I just don’t know which way to go. Should I use a temp. color just on the roots or maybe one of those new touch up pens for roots? My hair is already pretty short so it really won’t help right now to cut it real short…..the roots will still be there! Any ideas?”
- Joy Miller
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“I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.”
- Peggy Goodrich
Read the rest of Peggy’s commentary here.
Well said.
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Cindy Joseph is a breath of fresh air. As fashion model, mother of two and a beautiful gray-haired gal, Cindy enjoys appearances in many ads and even has a fitness video.
“As human beings we all want to be valued, but the sad truth is that women are judged based on their looks, and in this age-obsessed society our value goes down as our age goes up.” - Cindy Johnson
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…words can’t bring me down.
-Lyrics from I am Beautiful, Christina Aguilera
Imagine the day we see a doll with beautiful gray hair. I think it’s time, but first I must convince my gray-haired beauties that they are truly beautiful.
Since beginning this blog, I have become very aware of people with gray hair. Each time I see a women whose hair has gone gray, I make it a point to let her know how beautiful she is. Interestingly, most of my comments have been returned with looks of confusion and disbelief. I occasionally get heads to turn in the direction of a brunette or blonde. “That comment must have been directed to her, not me.” How sad.
How sad it is that so many women have let society define for them what is beautiful and what is not.
And that is why I am so happy this blog exists.
You have celebrated what is not normally celebrated;
You continue to speak loudly against someone else pushing their shallow beliefs about what beauty truly is;
And you recognized that underneath your hair and skin lies a soul that reflects your real beauty.
(that includes you too, Glenn!)
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My hair is gray, but I don’t consider it a badge of honor or any kind of social statement. Its just gray.
Once upon a time my hair was a social statement. I was raised in the army (Canadian). No hair on your head was allowed to be more than a quarter-inch long. In those days, you could always spot the army brats because of the lack of hair. Nowadays, they just look like skinheads.
When I finally left home I became a non-conformist and wore my hair long, just like all the other radical individualists. For almost fifteen years, my hair flopped and blew in the breeze. Getting a professional haircut required a trip into town. To get a really good one required a trip to the mainland, and when we did get off-island there were usually a lot more exciting things to do than get a haircut.
The residue of this life experience is that, to this day, my hair is usually too long. And it’s gray.
Mainly, fussing with my hair is just not something I do. If it wasn’t so much trouble I might have tried dyeing it, but then I would have to monitor and maintain it. Way too much trouble.
I must confess that a few years ago, I had a brief experiment with Grecian Formula. Why, I don’t recall. My only memory of it is that the foam burned my scalp and it needed to be done every day. Can that!
Once in a very long while, I do get tempted to try some of the temporary hair color the kids use. This would just be for a day or two, and just for fun. Then shampoo it out and go back to the natural gray. I would probably choose a brown or black color, but if I was going to a young party or a concert I might consider something in a fluorescent flavor. Go big or go home!! But that would be just for play.
Here’s the biggest, secret reason for my having gray hair, though. My lady loves it! For years she wanted a gray-haired guy. Now she has one. That makes her smile. Am I going to mess with that?
Glenn is the author of Life Around 60 where he muses about turning 60 in October.
Help our voice get louder! Do you have a post on your blog that tackles the issues of going gray or would you like to be featured as a guest blogger? Shoot us an e-mail at goinggray@goinggrayblog.com. We will gladly link back to your site.
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