Hope is my addiction

Today I am celebrating my anniversary. No, not because I'm married or have a relationship with someone. Exactly one year ago I got my first tattoo :) It took a very long time before I got my tattoo, because I really wanted something that represents me as a person. My mother was pretty oke with me having a tattoo, but my father had more doubts. He was afraid that I would regret my decision, but that thought couldn't stop me. I mean, I can understand him being concerned, but it wasn't an idea that just came up in my mind. I was determined to commit myself to everlasting art..

The idea was to get a buddha tattoo, so I visited different tattoo shops in the neighborhood. Unfortunately everybody wasn't as excited as I was about my buddha tattoo. Of course the buddha itself wasn't the problem, but the size. They told me: 'the bigger the tattoo, the better the tattoo'. I was a bit disappointed, because the size they proposed was way too big and I wasn't ready to get a tattoo that big.

A few months later I returned to the best tattoo shop in town. I came up with this new idea, which suited me perfectly. Hope is really important to me. Without hope, I wouldn't have pushed myself so much and I wouldn't have achieved so many goals as I have achieved now. This tattoo represents my addiction and dedication to hope.

Many people disliked tattoo's in the old days, but over time the opinion's changed. Nowadays everybody has a tattoo. Well, I don't think there are so many people who have just one tattoo. I have heard people say that getting tattoo's is addictive and I can honestly say that those people are right! I can't wait until I get my second ;) But that's gonna take a while..