To this day i still get comments like "aww thats cute, you think you're a sailor!" or "why the heck would u get an anchor?" or even "wow. thats nice guess you just got it for kicks."
the reality of it is people, my tat has meaning. its not because I'm trying to be a sailor, although come on that would be cool.
i have thought about this tattoo for almost a good 2 years. i knew i wanted it but i didn't know if i should get it because my mom would kill me. (she hates tattoos with a passion) But alas, i went back and thought about why i wanted this tattoo so much. Don't worry people i thought this through,
In my life i never really had anything that could phase me. I was well liked at school and my family was awesome and i grew up living all my dreams of having the right amount of things. Don't get me wrong i had moments in which i wished that i had gotten those new wheelie shoes or even a sweet iPod for christmas, but all in all i was content. i was confident in my growing up years. I knew what i wanted and tried my hardest to pursue it. ALL my teachers favoured me in primary school because i actually cared and i was always that person who was paired up with the new kid because i wasn't shy. I was a people person.
then i grew up. Went to a christian high school that i loved. Had friends that i loved, and all that jazz, but you know when something so dumb ruins everything? ya thats what happened. my family got screwed up. my parents split and so did my siblings and i. I know you've all heard this story, but don't worry I'm getting to the point haha. life for me went downhill. I hated everything and everyone. I didn't get into alcohol or drugs, but i did shut down. ever since then, when people ask me whats wrong, i don't talk about it because i literally cant. its not as easy for me to open up anymore. i still went to church because i knew that i would get further in my life if i stayed.
Anyways, for a few years i sat there thinking about the meaning of my future tattoo. i one day opened my bible and Hebrews 6:19 came up which says "this HOPE is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls, it leads us into Gods inner sanctuary."
HOPE. HOPE. HOPE. HOPE.
i at first had a rough time with this because i was always helping others with their hope. like the city and colour song says "how can i instill such hope but be left with none of my own. " Thats how i felt. always giving others a boost but then never giving myself one. then i really thought about it. A lot. Non stop.
why hope?
HOPE. hope that my family would at least be able to communicate with eachother. Hope that i would figure out what i really want to do with my life. Hope that the people i surround myself with are the people that God wants me to be in contact with. Hope that my siblings and i would get to hang out again together. Hope that the plan God has for me would be pursued to the fullest capacity. Hope that i would learn to open up as much as i did, and Hope that in the end it was worth it.
Hope.
thats what my tattoo signifies. Hope and all those things associated with it.
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