So this is my first tattoo.. I got it on my twentieth birthday; August, 14th. :)
This tattoo, on my back between my shoulders, was a quick idea, but it stood for so much when I saw it (and still does of course).
I haven't been able to put my thoughts or reasons behind this tattoo into words since I got it. There were many things it stood for, but it seemed like they would only make sense to me. Which is just fine really, but after looking at this picture again, I finally decided to write it down. I think mainly because I need to remind myself...
When I got this, it was a symbol of a fresh start. Being it was my birthday, it was a new year, a month or so of being single after a year and a half relationship. Just time for a change. By finally popping my tattoo cherry, I was hoping to invent a new me. To get out of the funk my ex put me in and the depression I had begun to slip into and was trying so desperately to prevent.
The saying "live for today" is a reminder to myself that I just need to live life one day at a time. And that life is too precious to let depression or anything else get in the way of happiness and all that life has to offer. The wings represent that my heart will always be somewhere else, because I am a dreamer, the creative type, the one that always wants to be somewhere else. And at the time, I just wanted to fly, to get away, even just for a moment.
TWLOHA (To Write Love On Her Arms) also had a big part in my inspiration for this tattoo. Ever since I learned about them, I have learned that depression doesn't have to run your life, and I'm done letting it.
It is also a reminder of my own strength and what I have dealt with and persevered through. It is a reminder that I was strong enough to get past my own demons, and that I have the strength to help others as well.
It has been years since I've been depressed or thought of suicide, and this is a reminder to me during tough times that "I can make it through anything."
It is a reminder that we shouldn't regret yesterday, and we're not promised tomorrow, so let's live for today.
