It's now or never

I read somewhere you should do something that scares the sht out of you every day. I suppose in simple terms that means to take a risk. Risks are tricky, there is no real grey area with them. Either you land on your feet or your ass. However yesterday I did something completely spontaneous --in the sense that I didn't think I'd actually go through with it. I'm all for living in the moment and making a memory, but this wasn't the type of thing to just do casually on a rainy Sunday evening.

For years I've been back and forth on the idea of getting some ink on my body. Never did I like something long enough that I felt I could live with it for the rest of my life. A tattoo is an extension of your being, and it should really say something about you. Which is why I had not taken the plunge. But lately with all the things swirling around my existence, with me continuing to create myself, to DEFINE myself--- I started to really think about what I'd like. And interestingly enough, it was always in front of me. My mantra.

So, Sunday evening my best friend since I was 14 years old, takes a random/not so random trip with me to this Tattoo Shop in Brooklyn. As soon as I step off the train, I feel like I am home. I'm not sure why I always feel like I am home when I'm in Brooklyn. But it was a good feeling---Something was in the air. I had been told about Mistah Metro through a previous conversation and decided to follow up with him after researching his art (the power of google I tell ya). I expected a rude nonchalant artist annoyed at my half nervous/half bubbly personality. And here I found a laid back, welcoming being. Awesometastic? Without a doubt. The shop was spotless, the fellows that work there were amazing to talk to and eased the anticipation. This was already turning out to be the opposite of what I expected.

The best part of the whole thing was that I was with Daisy. She kept me busy with talk while Metro went ahead and worked his magic. She held my hand while I absorbed the ink from his pen.

The result: A very happy red head with a word that will take her through life and back. My tat says Maktub in arabic: Meaning ::It is written:: For those of you familiar with The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho that is where I got it from. I believe in destiny, in fate. In the soul of the universe conspiring in my favor. I believe that I have many roads ahead of me and that the one's I choose to set foot on will be simply unforgettable

Like a Phoenix I rise. An old gypsy soul, with a three year olds spirit.

MisUnderstood

Shop Info:

Jaz Tattoo

Mistah Metro