Tattoo

I am so pissed at Mozilla, LOL. I had this all typed out last night & Mozilla froze & I lost the whole damn thing, grrrrrr.

Anyway, I love tattoos, I have none, but I love them. I love looking at them, and finding out what meaning they have. I never got a tattoo because I believe, for myself, that it has to have a special meaning, not just some random design I like. I have always wanted one but nothing ever meant enough to me to get one, besides my kids, obviously, but I couldn't come up with something that fit them, you know.

I think I have finally decided what tattoo I want. I spent last night searching through images on a website that a friend posted, this website to be exact.

And then I found another cool website that had meanings behind different tattoos, this really cool site.

I posted on GBM & one friend mentioned the phoenix. I love the idea of the phoenix, it signifies rebirth. However, when I think phoenix, I think Harry Potter. Plus, it is a very common tattoo. I wanted something unique, something I came up with for myself.

My first though was to have the metamorphosis of the butterfly from a fat caterpillar to a colorful cocoon & then to a butterfly. But butterflies are probably the most common tattoo for women. And though I truly like butterflies, I wanted something a little different.

Then I thought about a snake shedding it's skin. But I want my fave colors in it & having a purple, blue & green snake would be a bit odd.

So, I finally came up with something. The lotus flower signifies rebirth. While I am not crazy about flowers, the lotus is actually a really cool flower. In Buddhism, some actually believe Buddha was reborn through a lotus flower.

"The lotus flower is symbolic of rebirth, but in addition to its religious meaning, the lotus is also a symbol of all that is true, good and beautiful, representing good fortune, peace and enlightenment."




But I want to be looking at it more like straight on, like this.


Then I am going to have a dragonfly coming out of the lotus. The dragonfly also goes through a metamorphosis like a butterfly, but it takes like 3 years. Which is perfect for my weight loss. I am not losing it over night, over a month, but over a long period of time. Hence my metamorphosis. Dragonflies are popular, but I like them more than butterflies.

"The dragonfly spirit is the essence of the winds of change, the messages of wisdom and enlightenment; and the communication from the elemental world. Its medicine beckons you to seek out the parts of your habits which need changing. You can turn to the dragonfly to guide you through the mists of illusion to the pathway of transformation."

Like this maybe. But the wings would be a bit different.




Wow, this guy did some awesome dragonflies.

Click on inkers & Rich is the guy who did these.








I wanted to incorporate my kids in this whole thing somehow. Shari mentioned maybe 3 buds of the lotus, but I really just want one big beautiful purple lotus. Then she mentioned fish, but I want the only creature to be the dragonfly. So, I think I came up with the perfect idea. I want my dragonfly to be the color of my gemstone, the amethyst, which is a pale purple.


Then on each wing, I want to have first a diamond in honor of my mom.




Then the blue sapphire on the opposite wing for Cheyenne. Another blue sapphire right below the diamond, on the lower wing, for Briana.




Then below Cheyenne's on the bottom wing, an emerald which is deep green for Zach.



I want the lotus to be in water, because my sign is Aquarius, the water-bearer. But also because water is the feminine element & it means life. The water would not only represent my femininity, but also the change in my life.

"Water as an Element is thought to represent the Feminine, and is see as a powerful force for change. Water is associated with the principle of "moisture" and the circulatory movement of blood and sap as life within vegetation and animals. It is also associated with the water of the womb where individual life comes from and from the water of the oceans where human life evolved from. Water has the power to abolish, dissolve, purify, wash away and regenerate. In opposition to this is the principle of "dryness" and the static condition of life."

So, I want the lotus to be in the water, but I want the water to be coming up around it, as if the dragonfly is coming out of it, forcing it down into the water, kwim?

Right behind the dragonfly, I want a moon.

"The Moon is said to represent the feeling nature of the individual. It is used to characterize the inner child within us, as well as the past and how we have been as individuals rather than how we are now.

Though some call the Moon a planet in its own right, scientifically speaking, the Moon is a satellite of Earth, orbiting in 28 days. The moon’s gravitational pull is the cause of tides in the oceans, but its presence in the heavens has been the cause of the many changing tides in the human heart and mind."

The moon would also represent me as a night person.

I want it on my lower leg, just above my ankle, so I can see it, LOL. Not too big, I don't want it to take up my whole leg, but I want it big enough that everything is very visible. And I figured having it put there will be easy to cover with pants, if I needed too.

Now I just need to find an artist who can draw it up for me, LOL.

Maybe I should just apply for Miami Ink, LOL. Although it's going to be a year or so before I get this done, when I reach the 100 pound loss & I have the money. The show will probably be off air by then :P .

Ok, I am done, as you can tell, I put a lot of thought into this & I am so excited. Let me know what you think, please??