Dear Barbers, Thank you.

Jack Prommel
2 min readMar 17, 2021
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/sonoma-county-barbers-hairstylists-feel-renewed-financial-pressure-amid-se/?artslide=1

Dear Barbers,

Thank you mastering your craft, you are artists evoking emotions on the very subjects your art is crafted on. Creating a unique piece with every person, leaving no signature except for a happy customer.

Thank you for creating a temple, a place where meditation and conversation lead to men becoming better versions of themselves. It doesn’t matter if your temple is a fold up chair and a mirror hung on a tree in the sidewalks of Bangalore, in the or a shop in Queens, your space gives us a sense of peace where inner growth happens unlike anywhere else. Your mirrors act as a gateway into ourselves and you are guides helping us navigate into ourselves.

Maksym Tymchyk

Thank you for being more than skilled artists but a philosophers and conversationalists. I am forever grateful for every barber that has opened up their life and wisdom with me over the years. From conversations about career paths to love and family, you’ve been both a voice of reason and the the creators of self motivation to that fuel great men.

Thank you for being community leaders, shaping the minds of the next generations. Supporting local organizations and people in need. You are the the front at the front line of every man’s aspirations and you help nudge them closer to achieving their dreams.

Thank you for being a shoulder to lean on in tough times. It is not your job to listen to my heartbreak but you do so with such ease, giving me so much peace. Your compassion has helped men figure out what they need to do for centuries.

You are more than a barber, you are an artist, a leader, a therapist, a shoulder and a voice of reason, an agent of change, and most importantly a positive influence in our communities

Thank you for all that you do.

And for all the men out there, tip your barber!

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Jack Prommel

Washed up creative | Former gold miner | Technology consultant | Amateur video guy | Mountain lover