This is my 4th tattoo and it’s a quote from the Coldplay song, Paradise. As a little girl, I was told through fairytales and from my parents that I could be and do anything when I grew up. Eventually, I learned that this isn’t always true and that fairytales aren’t reality.
It’s also true when they say rib tattoos are no joke. OUCH!Done at Liberty Tattoo in Skippack, PA.
I’ve been wanting to get this tattoo done for a awhile, but didn’t tell anyone about it. Throughout middle school and high school I had really low self-esteem. I didn’t think I was smart, attractive, or important. I would stay with guys that weren’t nice to me and let them treat me like shit. Over the past year I feel like I have grown up so much, and this tattoo reminds me that I am worthy of love, respect, happiness, and so much more.
Done by Erik at Ikon Tattoo in Boise, Idaho.
“If you’re a bird, I’m a bird” on my left rib from the film The Notebook, done by Positive Tattoos in Baltimore, MD. I believe finding and loving another individual in this vast world is one of the most special things anyone can experience. And once a person does find that significant other, the two essentially become one. If you’re a bird, I’m a bird.
My second tattoo (taken right after it was done)
“everything you’re running away from is in your head”
The first time I read this quote, I teared up and got chills. Since I was a kid I’ve dealt with debilitating anxiety and EVERYTHING I’m afraid of is in my head and the only thing that holds me back is myself. I got this tattoo done so I can have a visual reminder that I will be okay.
Done by Matt at Big Guns Tattoo in Madison, Wisconsin
This is my second tattoo I got a year ago at Tuff Luck in Carbondale, Ill. It’s my favorite verse from La Dispute’s song “Sad Prayers for Guilty Bodies.” It says “What is life without a purpose? What is purpose without love?” It inspires me on a daily basis to only do things in life that I really love to do.
