for quite some time now I have been getting tattooed, I am constantly being asked what my tattoos are and/or what they mean to me. the photo below was my first tattoo which i got when i was just 16 !
this tattoo represents the two numbers 60 and 09! It was the day my dad was born and the day he passed away, considering the circumstances you can see why my step-mom let me get a tattoo at such a young age. I actually had really bad luck with this tattoo, the artist had told me to use neosporin to take care of it (neosporin takes out the ink in your tattoo but I did not know this yet) so I broke out in a huge rash, but i noticed it and quickly switch ointments (i use aquaphor now) and saved my precious baby ☺︎
My second tattoo is the word 'patience', it is in my own handwriting as well. I got this tattoo for my mom, whom also passed away. her favorite song was Patience by Guns n' Roses and she used to sing it to me to sleep and listen to it all the time, so it only seemed right to get this for her ♡
My third one I actually did my self !!!! this was the first tattoo I ever did! It isn't 100% clean but i didn't expect it to be perfect but I'm still proud of myself :)
I got a new moon because new moons represent new beginnings which takes me back to when my parents passed away, i continued looking forward and staying positive since new beginnings were about to happen.
My fourth one was another present from my step-mom!! i got it the last day of my junior year in high school. Ive always felt a passionate love for mountains, this is still my favorite tattoo out of all 11. i also got it because mountains symbolize overcoming obstacles and strength, and I consider myself a strong person after everything I've been through and all the obstacles I've overcome in this life.
this was my first one I got to get done myself!! I got this on my 18th birthday :)
my step-mom paid for it as my present though, but this really has no meaning other than representing my teenage years, its just something I drew and found it very aesthetically pleasing, plus I wanted to get one of my own drawings on me!
my sixth tattoo is in sanskrit and it means 'go with the flow' :)
i chose sanskrit because it think it is a beautiful language and the language of enlightment
okay guys, maybe i lied, i think THIS is my favorite of all my tattoos !!!
mandalas are pretty much my symbol, they are my favorite things to draw and just represent so much in the universe and life. I had been dying to get a mandala for so long, i wanted to get a sleeve of them but i couldn't wait any longer and just got one :)
(i also drew this!!)
this is my eighth tattoo! i got it as a reward for me finishing high school :)
i collect crystals and amethyst is my favorite crystal of all, which is what is wrapped with the Peony! I had no real reason to get the peony, its just one of my favorite flowers and i think they're beautiful.
I read somewhere that the moon goddess left peonies to help reflect the moonlight, so we can go with that story! ☺︎
I got this tattoo the same time i got my peony one! its just pronounced how it looks, but it is german for miracle which i think this word crystallizes my whole life (i am also german, which is why its german).
this is a unalome symbol, this symbol is a representation of reaching elightment. the path starts at the center of the spiral, and as you continue down this path you are wandering, becoming more conscious of your surroundings. when you reach the top you have reached enlightment :)
this kind of goes with me learning to love myself and being happy/positive all the time!
this is my last tattoo! i actually gave this to myself a long time ago, but it faded really bad and I did so good on it the first time I gave it to me I was too scared to try again so I decided to get it touched up instead! this is the serotonin chemical, which is the happy chemical in your brain!!
i hope you all enjoyed my first blog post! if you want to learn more about tattooing, pain of the places i have, or just general tattoo questions let me know and Ill do my best! xx
