From the time I was a teenager, I knew I wanted a tattoo. I didn't know what of though. I tossed around several ideas over several different years without ever making the commitment. In 2009, I made a huge life change. I moved 2,000 miles away from home to a place where I knew no one, to work with a group of women outside of everything that was comfortable to my existence. Major life changes happened, and I fell in love with the place I moved--the mountains of Montana. I have never felt so connected to a physical location or connected with a place on a spiritual level either. I did not know how long I would stay in Montana, but I wanted to mark my growth, my experiences, my new perspective in a tangible, long term way. And that is how I ended up deciding it was finally time for a tattoo, and I finally found a tattoo subject I want to have on my skin for the rest of my life. So, I now have the mountains of Montana along with the state flower on my ankle. Every time I see it, I remember that I am a strong woman, that change is good, that I can take a leap of faith and make it, and I say thanks for the beauty of Montana and my experiences since 2009.
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Reader Post: Kate
Today we have another great reader post, this time from a reader named Kate. Thanks for contributing, Kate! The paragraph below, as well as the tattoo picture in this post, are the intellectual property of Kate:
From the time I was a teenager, I knew I wanted a tattoo. I didn't know what of though. I tossed around several ideas over several different years without ever making the commitment. In 2009, I made a huge life change. I moved 2,000 miles away from home to a place where I knew no one, to work with a group of women outside of everything that was comfortable to my existence. Major life changes happened, and I fell in love with the place I moved--the mountains of Montana. I have never felt so connected to a physical location or connected with a place on a spiritual level either. I did not know how long I would stay in Montana, but I wanted to mark my growth, my experiences, my new perspective in a tangible, long term way. And that is how I ended up deciding it was finally time for a tattoo, and I finally found a tattoo subject I want to have on my skin for the rest of my life. So, I now have the mountains of Montana along with the state flower on my ankle. Every time I see it, I remember that I am a strong woman, that change is good, that I can take a leap of faith and make it, and I say thanks for the beauty of Montana and my experiences since 2009.
From the time I was a teenager, I knew I wanted a tattoo. I didn't know what of though. I tossed around several ideas over several different years without ever making the commitment. In 2009, I made a huge life change. I moved 2,000 miles away from home to a place where I knew no one, to work with a group of women outside of everything that was comfortable to my existence. Major life changes happened, and I fell in love with the place I moved--the mountains of Montana. I have never felt so connected to a physical location or connected with a place on a spiritual level either. I did not know how long I would stay in Montana, but I wanted to mark my growth, my experiences, my new perspective in a tangible, long term way. And that is how I ended up deciding it was finally time for a tattoo, and I finally found a tattoo subject I want to have on my skin for the rest of my life. So, I now have the mountains of Montana along with the state flower on my ankle. Every time I see it, I remember that I am a strong woman, that change is good, that I can take a leap of faith and make it, and I say thanks for the beauty of Montana and my experiences since 2009.
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