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baring a soul : february 2001 inked: 02.18.01 the time arrived to do it again. the sun in the center of my back was a very spontaneous choice...no real thought went into its initial conception. there was no deliberation over what...where...when. there was just a why. it was the beginning of a new life. and those of you who visit belen.net see this inky imprint from my body throughout the site. this is because, without ever intending it, this became so much of a symbol to me. it has become strength...warmth...life. it represents the balance i am slowly finding...the light i couldn't find in my past. to my friends in austin, it was an integral part of the fabric of my being...they had never known me without it. as i made plans to leave austin, i knew that i wanted to imprint the next life change...but carefully...with thought. the last change was stumbling into a new, beautiful, unexpected life. this change was born of knowledge, desire and strength. and i wanted this ink to reflect that. 6 months of careful thought...and i have new ink. i placed it on the back of my neck, so it communes with my sun, always behind me, urging me forward. the moon is to remind me of cycles...good follows bad follows good...there is balance in this. the great joy and immense pain of the last 3 years keeps me anchored. the tides come and go...and i am always still here. 4 celtic runes, to remind me of why i am choosing this new path...what i want to learn from my life...what is important to me: KENO aka Kenaz - An Opening MANNAZ - The Nature of Humankind (The Self) WUNJO - Bliss and Glory RAIDO - Journeys so perhaps you see a little better what i see in leaving austin, what i am carrying away from this place into new ones. this ink is the culmination of everyone who has touched me here and what they have taught me about myself. thank you...you make beautiful imprints... ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: so i am breaking the rules & putting a few pics of myself on the site. <sighs> donna jsut did such a beautiful job with the pics that i cant resist!
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