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I want to start off by giving Haley credit for the inspiration of the following blog post. In my comment to her the other day, I mentioned one of my tattoos. I will attach a photo of it to this post as a reference picture for you all. To describe it simply, it is a butterfly placed on the back of my thigh directly behind my outline tattoo of a woman (another day’s story, maybe). The “mid-section” of this butterfly, however, are the numbers “222.” All my tattoos have deep meanings to me, but this one is extra special because it makes references my mom. When I think of my mom, I immediately think of the things that define her the most. When I was younger, those things included her favorite color (green) and animal (butterfly). Any time I saw these things, I associated them with thought of her. Now that I am older, I still think of my mom when I see those, but I also correlate her with kindness, acceptance, guidance, and beauty. I knew that one day I would want angel numbers tattooed somewhere on my body, but I am big on all of them to have personal meaning. I know it can be seen as basic, but I also wanted a butterfly, so I always have my mom with me even when she is not here in person. When I finally decided on combining the two ideas and using numbers as the butterfly’s “spine,” I started to do some research. To reference Haley again, I commented that my favorite numbers are seven and five; however, the meanings behind 777 and 555 did not resonate with what I wanted on my body. What is seven minus five? Two. The number 222 symbolizes being on the correct path in life, something that I am CONSTANTLY having anxiety about. Am I doing this right? Did I make the correct decision? What if that choice negatively impacts my future? When I start to feel this way, I tend to call my mom. She is one of the only people who can successfully talk me down from my anxiety and the panic attacks that follow. I sent the design idea over to my tattoo artists, and they drew it beautifully. As soon as he sent the proof back, I knew that this was what I had been envisioning the entire time. I do not have any tattoos that are huge or complex, but they have huge meaning to me, regardless of their size. Having this kind of art on my body for display to the world brings me comfort. I love explaining to others that the butterfly reminds me of my mom, and the numbers remind me that I can call her at any time, and she will be honest with me about her thoughts on the path that I am on. My mom brings me comfort and so does having guiding numbers on my body to help lead the way.
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