ink

and so...

the other day I got some new ink.  a tattoo.  a talisman as I like to think of it.  I may have mentioned this before....with tattoos... you know it is right when it feels like the tattoo image is burning in your skin before you even get it burned into your skin.  There is a feeling of a phantom tattoo.

and then it feels like...

a memory of it being there....and that not having it there...feels like a longing....for it to return.

and then my thoughts drift to this Coldplay song.

Got a tattoo said 'together thru life'
Carved in your name with my pocket knife
And you wonder when you wake up will it be alright
Feels like there's something broken inside

All I know
All I know
Is that I'm lost
Whenever you go
All I know
Is that I love you so
So much that it hurts

Got a tattoo and the pain's alright
Just want a way of keeping you inside

All I know
All I know
Is that I'm lost
In your fire below
All I know
Is that I love you so
So much that it hurts

and so this tattoo is a reminder of love.  I have three tattoos now.

one on my foot is a turtle....a talisman of a long journey...and perseverance... on my right foot because I felt it burning there....it was where it needed to go.  I do not know why.  Maybe because a journey starts with one step...and I'm right footed?  

the one on my ankle.  XX is an inguz. It speaks to problem solving....and where there is a will, there is a way.  There is always a way.  This directly reflects my personality....I don't let obstacles stop me...
because there is always....a way.  The word ingot - literally means- "seed" and refers to growth, fertility...isn't that the way with seeds?  The miracle of a seed planted and growing...hopes, dreams, plans....sowing seeds and realizing....the beautiful fruition....the process and the progress.   I'm not sure why my right ankle....I know that it was also burning in that spot and I could not ignore it. It felt natural there.  I favor my right foot for things....Kicking a ball, stepping forward....I snowboard goofy.  The tattoo placed itself there.

and now, this one on my wrist.

is a reminder....of love.   Love always wins in the end....there is no question.  To Be Love is to come to what is the very essence of life and creation, and endurance, unconditionality, the stillness, the peace, the expansion.....

all that is.

placing it on my left wrist....another mystery.  I wanted to see it...and for some reason, I guess since I'm using my right hand...my left ends up being in a position where I notice it.  I wanted to notice...and regard it in all those quiet moments.....

tattoos are very personal things.... and sometimes...they seem to have a mind and heart and soul of their own and decide where and when it is best....


sometimes you have to just go with it...

getting a tattoo is a celebration of commitment....you take a deep breath and commit.  It is a liberating feeling to just let go and accept....surrender and move forward....you put aside all of your "on the fence" thoughts....and you GO.


peace and love and commitment....