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Permalink fuckyeahtattoos: 143 behind my ear, took only a couple minutes to do and I could hardly feel it! 143 means I love you, it’s the number of letters in the words. 143 is my number, and has shown up in tons of places in my life, even my math homework! My nickname is even b143. My boyfriend and I use 143 as a little inside way of telling each other that we love one another. And I also just found out my dad and step-mom used 1437, I love you forever, as a code between themselves, and my great-grandparents who I’ve never met used to write notes to each other and sign them 143. I just love this tattoo! Done by Christian Hanssler at Fox Valley Tattoo in Algonquin, IL. He’s the best!
Permalink fuckyeahtattoos: Simply put, this past year was one of the best and worst years of my life thus far. I put an extraordinary amount of pressure on myself to succeed in school and life which led to me disregarding necessities such as sleep and food.  Then, on March 22 (3/22/11) my best friend’s dad violently killed himself in their backyard. She is one of the most innocent, joyful, forgiving people I know and it was absolutely heart breaking to see her in so much pain. These two things combined contributed to debilitating anxiety and depression, however in the wake of such horror I experienced the most profound compassion and unbridled love from those around me.  One night, we snuck into my friend’s room (while she was gone) and hung hundreds of paper cranes from her ceiling and left a video message on her computer to discover later. We ended it with “The sun is always rising somewhere!” This phrase became a mantra for us in times of especially poignant  pain and now that I’ve learned to manage my depression it isa constantly reminder of the fact that life will be more horrible than you could ever imagine, but people will be more amazing than you could have ever dreamed.  Done on December 16th, 2011 at Infinity Tattoo in Portland, Oregon.
Permalink fuckyeahtattoos: This tattoo is inspired by a song by the amazing Rebecca Ferguson.  Done by Daniel Sessums at Ron Cassidy’s Tattoo Addiction in Morristown, Tennessee.
Permalink fuckyeahtattoos: Here’s my owl perched on a mehndi branch. It’s a reminder that regardless or the good, bad, and the ugly there can be wisdom found at even the end of the shittiest things. Done at Unicus studio, by Deborah Connelly.
Permalink fuckyeahtattoos: This was the first tattoo I ever got when i was 18. Done by Jamie from Immortal Ink, Flemington NJ. The small detail she did on them really makes me fall in love with it because normally when you see bird tattoos they’re just filled in black but I think that just looks like sharpie marker haha. 
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Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could.

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Permalink fuckyeahtattoos: My 2nd tattoo, done at Skeleton Key in Portland, OR. “My thoughts create my world” reminds me that I am in control of the situations around me, and positive energy can dictate a positive world.