Thought for the day

The only thing that's left to do is ...

Get another tattoo!!

I had my heart/tree tattoo done for my 50th birthday 2 years ago.  It didn't take very well and I never got around to getting it redone. 

I've been asked if I just liked the design or whether it had a particular meaning.  Well, on a purely practical level I love trees, they look great, they take a long time to develop and mature, they can provide shelter and weather all sorts of storms. They are essential to our whole eco system.  The lungs of the world.  On a more airy fairy level, the leaves of the tree represent the people with whom I commune: my family and my friends. So it's also about community. Past, present and future.

The hearts are one of those love things.  It's what keeps us all together.  I'm not always very good at it, but I try to be and aspire to be better. 
 

The past 2 years I've  been thinking  that I would like some sort of wording underneath it, but wasn't sure what to get. The music of Frank Turner has had an enormous impact over the past couple of years so I chose the line from one of his songs.

Life has a way of devastating us at times.  Sometimes it's hard to bounce back from the things that are thrown at you.  Failed friendship, the loss of dearly loved ones, sickness whether physical or mental.  We've all been there, somehow, somewhere.

I found that it is possible to come through the sadness, and the darkness and the bitterness to find that the sun is still shining up there.  And the realisation that, really, at the end of the day, we have only one shot at things. 

If we can, we might as well make the most of them. 

What else is there to do?

Laura at Mr Personality, Sheffield - doing the wording

Touching up the tree - this was the point where it really started to hurt!

Very pleased with the results

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