Dread locs and Medicine

Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about how similar these two things are. Maybe not for everyone, but for me, they actually have taken me through similar journeys. If I were a poet, maybe I could have made this sound really beautiful, but I think you all will understand what I'm trying to express just fine. Here are my thoughts:
When I first started both, I was unsure of the outcome, and afraid of what people might say and think of me. I am a trail blazer in my family and close friends to do them both and LIVING outside the box is not easy. With both, there is no such thing as linear progression; just as my locs unravel every time I get my hair wet, sometimes I learn things in medicine and forget a week later, have to relearn it, and keep relearning it until it sticks, just like I have to twist and twist my locs until they are permanent. I can’t really see or feel my progress with either but when I look at my hair, it’s locked and when people ask me about medicine, I know stuff! When I look back on both, and think about where I started and how far I’ve come, I feel proud that I haven’t given up no matter how hard or hopeless I’ve felt. I know that both have required and will continue to require a lot of work in the future because neither is every done. I really love both and they are two of the things that people most remember about me... They're pretty much always part of the description people give when they describe me.

Well hope this was interesting! I love my locs, and I love medicine and hope to have them both in my life for a long time!