Sunday, April 1, 2018

Ink Bird



New Ink and new horizons.
While I can't yet say all that this tattoo commemorates for me, there's a little bird I'd love to tell you about.
Story time. 
Gather blankets and tea if you will. 

Long ago, swallow tattoos were popular among sailors. 
These birds with their tiny wing spans never travelled that far out to sea. Sailors, battered, bearded, (yeah, even the women I imagine!), and full to their guts of rough seas and rough food looked up. They weren't looking for the horizon, they were looking for any sign that it existed. 
The appearance of the swallow was a sign to a weary crew that there was indeed a shore. That their voyage, every storm, every wave, every becalmed sea where nothing moved, the waiting and star navigating and plotting paths, was coming to an end. 

I can only imagine how their hearts must have gone out to those little birds. How much hope the sight of those little wings beating above them must have carried. And I can understand why the swallow tattoo became a sign of hope and horizons. 

Over the years I have travelled, as you do. The hardest travelling were the voyages I undertook while deciding to stay at home. The days I made myself show up for the reality of my life and deal with the dark. When I stopped and decided to really see this thing out. And in the midst of this travelling one beloved woman said to me, "I can't wait to see you with wings and flying." 

At the time her words were a vague hope of a shoreline I didn't even know how to aim for. I remember sitting in the chair opposite her picking at the leather arm rest. It was well picked. And it was that kind of chair. 
So I sat there. 
I mean that. I could not have stood if I wanted to. I didn't know how to get my feet underneath me, much less find wings. But this woman saw something in me. And she held hope.

Many years on and I can say I finally looked up. And I did indeed see evidence of a horizon. I found I had my own wings on my own back awaiting my discovery of flight. 

When thinking about the right tattoo to embody where I am today I knew only that I wanted a bird. I wanted there to be wings on my arm and the dates where evidence of that horizon first took place. It was only after that I learnt about swallows and what they meant all those moons ago to weary sailors. I guess we often know what our hearts are trying to say before we can find words. 

So, here's to flying, to waters passed and those still to come before I reach the shore and to all the waters I still hope to venture into. This tattoo is for to all those who believed in my ability and for me. The woman who found the darn wings and finally decided to see what the bloody things could do!

27 comments:

  1. I love this post, and I think a swallow was the perfect choice! I loved the "here's to flying, to waters passed..." line at the end, by the way. I may need to make a little graphic in my office with that on it. ♥

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks, Jessica. Awww, I'd love to see your graphic if you do one. Thanks so much for stopping by.

      Delete
    2. Hello everyone i Am williams pater and i am from USA i am here to give my testimony about an herbal doctor called Dr,olu I was heartbroken because i had very small penis,not nice to satisfy a woman, i have been in so many relationship, but cut off because of my situation, i have used so many product which doctors prescribe for me, but could not offer me the help i searched for. i saw some few comments on the internet about this specialist called Dr,OLU and decided to email him on his email i saw on the internet,(drolusolutionhome@gmail.com ) so I decided to give his herbal product a try. i emailed him and he got back to me, he gave me some comforting words with his herbal product for Penis Enlargement, Within three weeks of me use it, i began to feel the enlargement, " and now it just 4 weeks of using his products my penis is about 8 inches longer, and i had to settle thing out with my ex girlfriend , i was surprised when she said that she is satisfied with my performance in bed and i now have a large penis.thanks to DR OLU for is herbal product. you can also reach him with emsil  drolusolutionhome@gmail.com though is..number WHATASPP him today on this number [ +2348140654426 ]   

      Delete
  2. "I guess we often know what our hearts are trying to say before we can find words." How beautiful. I'm taking this sentence out into my day with me to ponder. Inspiration is sure to follow.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks for visiting, Liza. May inspiration find you everywhere today.

      Delete
  3. Tabitha! Everything about this post delights me! I have a tattoo plan. It is a tree branch and I'll get it when there is a firm publication on the horizon. Maybe your little sparrow can light on it before soaring off sometime.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks for visiting, Jan! And I love your tattoo plan. I'll be especially excited to hear about your firm publication date. Do come back and tell when you know :)

      Delete
  4. I only blog monthly now, and have a hard time catching up with my blog reading, but I am always delighted to find posts from you. Keep flying, Tabitha, and keep your lovely words flowing!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Đá gà cựa sắt ngũ sắc chân trắng giá bao nhiêu?

    Thế nên, mức giá của chúng ở mức khá cao, tầm 1.000.000 – 1.500.000 đồng/ con. Đây là mức giá vừa phải và có thể chấp nhận được.

    Gà ngũ sắc chân trắng với khả năng chiến đấu đặc biệt, lì đòn, tinh anh đã trở thành báu vật mà nhiều sư kê muốn sở hữu. Một sư kê giàu kinh nghiệm lại có được giống gà này quả thật như rắn được vẽ thêm chân.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Ban có biết chơi game đánh bài online ngày càng nhiều được cộng đồng gamer yêu thích không, Và đặc biệt là hình thưc game đánh bài đổi thưởng Tìm hiểu về những thể loại chơi bài phổ biến sau:
    đánh bài tien len mien nam
    cách chơi mậu binh

    ReplyDelete
  7. That proposal enjoys a great reputation. They don't see an inexpensive replica Keto BodyTone Weight Loss. Let's give that the old college try. I'll cover almost every detail relating to it. It is probably one of the most difficult things you can encounter. Pop quiz: What sort of Weight Loss person are you? Think about it, "Stupid is as stupid does." There is a culture that has been created around that phenomenon. It was a secret formula.

    Prostate 911
    Empowered Boost
    Keto Plus latam
    Nolatreve Anti Aging
    Peau Jeune Creme
    BitCoin Era Chile
    Crypto Engine Reviews
    OkoWatt Energy Saver
    OxyBreath Pro Mask

    ReplyDelete
  8. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  9. The above article is nice and interesting, thank you willing to share! Greetings success of admin digital printing 24 jam wish you deign to visit my website, thank you :)

    ReplyDelete
  10. It is extremely crucial. Why would one go through this effort

    for Gadgets? My counsel is intended for Tech Products gentlepersons.


    AOL support number
    powervolt energy saver

    ReplyDelete

  11. These few straightforward tips will help to prevent disaster from happening. I'm trying to build Ecommerce relationships. I am not promoting Tech Products for that purpose. Ecommerce is the pick of the litter. We'll maintain a stiff upper lip.



    PowerPro Energy Saver
    Mosquitron
    Buzz B Gone

    ReplyDelete
  12. I’ve been absent for a while, but now I remember why I used to love this website. Thank you, I will try and check back more often. How frequently you update your site?

    성인야설

    ReplyDelete
  13. An outstanding share! I have just forwarded this onto a co-worker who was doing a little homework on this. And he actually bought me dinner simply because I discovered it for him… lol. So let me reword this…. Thanks for the meal!! But yeah, thanks for spending some time to talk about this topic here on your web site.

    립카페

    ReplyDelete
  14. Its like you read my mind! You appear to know so much about this, like you wrote the book in it or something. I think that you can do with some pics to drive the message home a bit, but instead of that, this is magnificent blog. An excellent read. I’ll definitely be back. 스포츠마사지

    ReplyDelete
  15. Learn how Joe Bennett met Dave Bautista, a retired WWE wrestler, former mixed martial artist and bodybuilder, and Guardian of the Galaxy — and Joe's one full-time client. Out of all of the crap floating around on the Internet, I've only found 4 exercises to be worthy of mentioning. By the way, that says a lot because 2 of 'em use bands, and I am not a band guy.

    https://www.offerplox.com/oros-cbd-gummies/

    https://www.offerplox.com/x-melt-keto/
    https://www.offerplox.com/regal-keto-reviews/
    https://www.offerplox.com/apple-keto-gummies-au/
    https://www.supplementz.org/ultra-proven/
    https://www.supplementz.org/le-regime-keto-avis/

    ReplyDelete
  16. You're an intelligent person, why don't you figure this out. Doing something as it relates to Keto Diet is imperative. On a similar idea, these are the phenomenal things in reference to Diet Pills. Weight Loss Gummies can produce back end profits. It may when it draws a parallel to Weight Loss Gummies but can also mean a noticible mystery in the near future. Assistants get hung up on issues like Weight Loss Gummies. Keto Diet is going to be a lasting legend.

    https://www.offerplox.com/weight-loss/ketocore-acv-gummies/

    https://www.offerplox.com/men-health/boostaro-reviews/
    https://www.facebook.com/cortexidrops
    https://www.offerplox.com/cbd-products/cbd-care-gummies-au/
    https://www.offerplox.com/weight-loss/livpure-reviews/
    https://www.offerplox.com/weight-loss/slimming-gummies/
    https://www.offerplox.com/weight-loss/ketoxplode-avis/
    https://www.offerplox.com/weight-loss/transform-keto-acv-gummies/

    ReplyDelete