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Tuesday Sep 19, 2006
Every BODY Has a Story: Tree of Life
"This is actually my least favorite tattoo to show; though I like it personally. It has gone through a few incarnations. It began as a serpent on my toe after I started Tae Kwon Do.
I got it done at Ghoul tattoo because it was cheap. This was about fifteen years ago and the whole experience was pretty messy. We were there for hours while the guy was sterilizing the equipment. During this time we went and had a few beers, came back, had a few more.
When he finally finished, it was midnight. I gave him my credit card, and he informed me that felons can’t use cards. Great…
I really did not like the way the serpent looked so later, I got it turned into a tree at a different studio I liked much better. This was done all in black, which showed up blue on my skin. The problem with this was that when I went hiking and took off my sock people thought it was giant veins or something. So I went back (to the same place), and had them add the henna colored details.
I am a trainer at Gold’s Gym and Missfits. The thing about the tree of life on my foot is that even if the image has been hard for other people to see the way I do, it is wonderfully helpful for me with yoga.
The way the trunk moves down into my feet is a constant reminder about balance and rootedness."
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