So far, all my tattoos are were done as a part of my personal healing process! Not sure if it's cheaper than a psychiatrist, but eh....works for me.
Got this on the 1yr anniversary of my Dad passing!
This one was done for several reasons! First of all the dragon & phoenix are a sign of good fortune and success with the yin-yang being the ultimate symbol of balance. I have struggled with success in my career path so in part, this is a good luck charm! The more I have learned to create and maintain balance in my life and heart....the more successful I became!
It's also a memorial to my marriage, being a symbol for soulmates. The dragon being a self expression as I was born in the year of the dragon. The phoenix symbolizes the perfect mate & I feel this tattoo helped a great deal to realize that my ex hubby was not what I thought for so many years. In realizing what an ideal mate that would balance or complete me would be like, I have been able to let him go and finally heal!
I don't have any pics of my third tattoo that is a memorial to my first pit bull & I've had that one for 15 yrs and it's still as lovely as the day I got it!
Tomorrow I am getting tattooed with my bff of 20 yrs! A celtic claddagh, which is a symbol of friendship, loyalty, and trust.
More to come as I work up ideas for my graduation tattoo
The main part of that will be my paint horse represented as a unicorn, but there will be other things to symbolize my path through graduate school...can't wait