Mr Grey

I have always been blessed with a bit of baby face that has let me pass myself off as being a lot younger. At 27, if asked, many people would guess my age as being nearer 21. I was also blessed with a thick head of dark hair. The barber would always have to thin my hair when cutting it and often remarked that I had no fear of going bald. With the likes of George Clooney and Sean Connery going grey/sliver was never a concern of mine as a full head of silver seemed quite attractive to a large number of ladies adding a touch of distinction perhaps. 

Sadly, my genes disagreed with my barber. My father developed a 'helicopter' patch which gradually expanded forward along with an upwardly expanding forehead which finally met up leaving him bald on top. In my early thirties I could see the beginnings of this and it was amplified by the darkness of my hair. So, committed to going bad gracefully and escaping the comb-over I immediately trimmed my hair as short as it would go barring a razor blade. Thankfully I seemed to have the head shape to pull this off making it look more like a choice however a half head of grey hair was never going to achieve the Clooney look.

Despite starting to grey, the close crop has hidden this quite well as long as I cropped my hair right back once a fortnight. That is until recently. Alas that is not the case any more. Such is the extent of the grey /silver now that within one week it is clear as a bell and with it the chances of passing myself off as a thirty something have gone the way of the hair on the top of my head! Sob, sniff.

One man can make a difference

Ok, time out for a quick example of a life less ordinary.

It always amazes me the concept that an individual can make a huge impact in their lifetime. It demonstrates the power that is within each of us. I'm not just talking about the likes of Gandhi, Bill Gates, Mother Theresa, Genghis Khan, etc and I'm especially not talking about celebrities though they sometimes do. 

Though their names don't always go down in history I'm talking about everyday folk, often unsung heroes, that we occasionally get to hear of. They exemplify the life less ordinary and yet in many ways what they do is ordinary and within all of us. Maybe it is how they do it, why they do it, but most notably is the effect they put it to.

Matt Harding is an example of this, and if you've not already visited his site then I implore you to www.wherethehellismatt.com . Here is a regular guy, doing something that any of us could of, but look at the effect that he has put a chance opportunity to. His 2008 video has been viewed over 43 million times! Put aside the how or the why and just look at the positive comments on his YouTube videos and Facebook page. His life is definitely less ordinary, and many people are appreciative of it.