“For a seed to achieve its greatest expression, it must come completely undone. The shell cracks, its insides come out and everything changes. To someone who doesn’t understand growth, it would look like complete destruction.”
Freeing myself of the dust of my past was exhausting. Who knew dust could be so heavy? Who knew the fresh air would be so exhilarating?
Sometimes you just have to die a little inside in order to be reborn and rise again as a stronger and wiser version of yourself. Have a good cry. Wash out your heart. If you keep it inside, it’ll tear you apart.
First you feel like dying, then you feel reborn. Until you’re broken, you don’t know what you’re made of. It gives you the ability to build yourself all over again, but stronger than ever before. Don’t pay attention to the world ending. For me, it has ended many times, and began again in the morning.
My whole life I’ve been telling myself, “Don’t be afraid.” It’s only now that I am realizing how stupid that is. “Don’t be afraid” is like saying “Don’t move out of the way when someone tried to punch you” or “Don’t flinch at the heat of a fire” or “Don’t blink.” Don’t be human.
I’m afraid and you’re afraid and we’re all always going to be afraid because that’s the point. What o should be telling myself is, “Be afraid, but do it anyway.”
They say that your story is the key that can unlock someone else’s prison so share your testimony. We all have our own ways of moving on, sharing our stories, and growing as an individual.
“Tattoos have a power and magic all their own. They decorate the body, but they also enhance the soul”
A tattoo is on your body forever and if you’re willing to suffer the pain, you’re not just doing it for the hell of it. There must be something strong behind it. Personally, I have a few tattoos, each with such great power and beauty behind each one. They each help me move forward in one way or another. My tattoos are constant reminders for me in my life as an individual to remind me of who I am.
Recently I added a new addition, it is a tattoo of a deer skull on my rib cage. This tattoo has such a powerful meaning to me that I feel the need to share it with anyone willing to listen. This tattoo represents life, death, and rebirth. This tattoo is all about leaving the past behind me and moving on with the good in my life. I had one hell of a childhood filled with so much pain as well as my start into adulthood.
This last year and a half has been full of unwanted battles and hurtles. I have experienced a lot of pain. I have cried over and over again. I have wanted to die and just put an end to the misery, however, I managed to remain strong and get through it all. I am now moving on to the next chapter of my life and wanting to have an optimistic outlook leaving the negative behind.
For me, this tattoo was the perfect start in this next chapter as it represents leaving the negatives in the past and focusing on the positives in the future. It represents the love I have for myself and others. It is a constant reminder of who I am and where I plan to go.
I survived my past battles and hardships because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me.
“Bury your past, let flowers grow where they lay.”
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