Tattoos. They are for expression, liberation, art, symbolism, originality, style and image.
My personal opinion is that people should be at least 21 years old to get a tattoo and should think about the design for 2 years before getting it. Tattoos should be timeless and have a deep meaning. Because that sucker is sketched into your skin FOREVER. Gotta consider placement, aging and…’when I’m a grandma or grandpa, will my grandkids make fun of my tattoo?’
In 2007, I got a tattoo of a lightning bolt on the side of my right waist, that my best friend designed for me. It symbolizes:
Youth, Fierceness and Electric Energy…reminds me everyday to charge for what I want and not let anything get in the way. It means that much to me, so I love it!
Have you or would you ever get a tattoo of someone’s name?
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I wanna see your tattoo! Send me photos of your tattoo (ayvanae@gmail.com) and tell me what it symbolizes to you. I’ll add it to the post!
BRANDON’S
KEAKA’S
SARA’S TATOO: STRENGTH (in Hebrew)
WILLIAM’S TATTOO: PARENT’S INITIALS & NOTHING COMES EASY
STEVE’S TATTOO
ZIE’S TATTOO
i came across this quote by Margaret Young, “Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you love to do, in order to have what you want.”
it really called out to me because it’s a realization that i’ve absorbed through the years. understanding and being the real you. and i AM doing what i love. and i’d add this to my list of ‘what makes you happy?”
vanae’s tip of the dae: today, spend time thinking about someone in your life who has passed. it’s okay to miss him/her. but be sure to spend more time thinking of good stuff…memories and what that person meant to you.
already at 9:30am and i’ve already had 2 highlights of the dae.
1) my sis telling me that my brother is here and is protecting her (which brought me to my ‘tip’)
2) someone asking me about my highlight and then we had silly morning convo
who did you think about today? and what is a good memory you’ve shared?
