After nearly a decade, it’s time to cut off my dreads ✂️

Clara Violet

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00:00Definitely did not wake up this morning thinking I was gonna do this

00:03Cutting these dreads off. I'm gonna cut them off first and when my friend gets here a little bit later

00:07He's gonna help me shave my head. There's no going back once I do this one

00:12Once I cut one I gotta cut them all

00:17Here we go make sure that I want to do this

00:22Here we go

00:27Here's those one one Mississippi

00:30Here we go

00:34Two Mississippi

00:38Three Mississippi

00:40That was a little bit longer than the other ones by accident

00:42Three Mississippi. Definitely did not wake up this morning thinking I was gonna do this

00:46Four Mississippi

00:48That one came apart mighty easily. Back to here again. I'm sure the other ones will do the same

00:54Pull them apart a little bit. Michael has had dreadlocks since he was homeless in 2011

00:59Times are changing

01:01Yeah, nothing lasts forever

01:03The sooner you accept that fact the easier life will be for you

01:05The sooner you accept that fact the easier life will be for you

01:06The sooner you accept that fact the easier life will be for you

01:08The better life will be for you

01:09The better life will be for you

01:10There are beautiful dreadlocks I do with that

01:13They serve me well over the years

01:15But, I've just turned 32, when I turn 33, I want to be ready with a fresh set.

01:22Fresh set of dreadies, something that will last me 10 years.

01:25His plan is to cut these dreads to replace them with a healthier set.

01:29As I cut these dreads away, I also cut away all the mistakes I've made.

01:34Because I've learned from those mistakes over the past years.

01:38But this next year I want it to be a year of rebirth.

01:44Starting fresh.

01:47Bringing the past with me.

01:50Learning and growing from what the past made me, to what I am now.

01:56Without any emotional or mental attachment to these material things that I'm not attached to.

02:05I'll get dreadlocks again, of course.

02:08But I'll be doing it differently next time around.

02:11Man, these dreadlocks are beautiful though.

02:13Look at these things.

02:22I think next time around I'm going to wash my dreads more often.

02:25See that right there?

02:26This dandruff built up inside of it.

02:28So next time, I'm going to wash my head while I'm walking.

02:42A memento for the time to end?

02:44Maybe make the mento a hat?

02:46Just to play pretend.

02:49When I meet new clients, they're like,

02:53This last time I did my dreadlocks, you know, I gave myself dreadlocks because, you know, it felt right.

03:00But at the same time, I did it for a certain look that I was going for.

03:04But this next time, I want the creation of my dreadlocks to mean something to me more than just hair.

03:12Michael sees this process as a ceremony of growth and rebirth.

03:16This next time around, I want it to be the foundation of a new era in my life.

03:23A new stage of my personal development.

03:26All right.

03:28Woo!

03:29It's tender.

03:30Okay, so I'm counting real quick because I'm curious.

03:32Two.

03:36Three.

03:38Any guesses on how many dreads Michael has cut off his head?

03:4998.

03:5099.

03:51How about that?

03:52That was 91.

03:53It really was 99.

03:55All right, now I'm gonna go take a shower.

04:00Clean my head.

04:02We'll see what it looks like.

04:03And here we go.

04:04Check it out.

04:05Did a decent job.

04:08Looks like I'm a little bit baldy.

04:10I pulled out some hair.

04:13But I think it turned out pretty good.

04:16Michael looks so different after cutting off all of his dreadlocks.

04:20It's hard to believe that he's even the same person.

04:2399 dreadlocks is a lot to cut off in one session.

04:27And to say that they've been with him for over seven years.

04:32And did we catch that he woke up not expecting to do this?

04:35That is quite the impulsive decision.

04:37But one we can respect as it is done so with the hope for change and rebirth in himself.

04:44We wish Michael all the best.

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