Tattoo!

Hi guys! One short update post coming up!

So this week I finally got my first tattoo. Yay!! I started small. Got this cute Hebrew text on my bicep. And I thought I would tell you all about the progress and such.

Think about size. 

Big or small?

1. Think about what do you want. I had to really think about what I wanted. For me personally it took about three years. Yes, I know that seems really long time but you have to think what do you want to take with you when you die. Because you know the saying: " You can't take anything with you once you leave this world." But I personally think that tattoos are one of the few things that you can take six feet under, if you get my flow. So think, think and think. And please don't look your tattoo up from Google or something because then it won't unique. Put some thought into it.

Think about colors.

You can add the colors later on.

2. Find the right tattoo artist. Don't just go to a shop without looking up other options. Look through their portfolio and valuate their handy work. Don't just call the shop, visit it because only then you will know if the shop is clean and safe. Well of course you can never really know but you will feel it if they are pros or no's!

Make it your style.

Think about the design.

3. Pick the right time. Not just before you go to a resort with your family to some tropical country. No! Pick a time when your tattoo can take its time to heal. Everyone's healing progress is personal so the time it takes to heal depends completely on you. Of course sometimes it can be difficult to match the tattoo artist's and your timetable but hang in there.

Where?

Think about the location.

4. Get the agreed appointment and don't cancel. It won't get any easier or less stressful even though you move it further away. So just do it. Don't run away from something your want and don't it if you don't want it.

Many times!!

Check spelling many times.

5. Enjoy. It can be difficult so sit on a chair waiting for your tattoo be done but you have to hold onto your trousers and sit still. For some it hurts and for some it doesn't. Me, for example, it didn't hurt at all. My only problem was that my hand was getting numb but otherwise I had no problems at all. For me it was like little electric shocks and after it was done it felt like it was burning. But nothing you can't endure with a little bit of willpower.

Think about the artist

6. Take care of your tattoo. Love it.

Electronics

Have you ever fought with some kind of gadget so long that you just wanted to throw it out of the window? Well I have. And it was really hard to resist the temptation of throwing it. I literally wanted to crush it. If I just had a hammer or something these little gadgets would be in so little pieces that you wouldn't even be able to guess what it once was!!!

Luckily we have anger management or whatever!

Have you tried..?

Long time no see. Damn. Even saying that is a lie. There has been so long gap between these things that I am really amazed if you still kept up with it.

Have you ever tried blocking the whole world? With your eyes? With your ears?

Try seeing with the eyes of a child's

Close your eyes wherever you are, don't get stupid and do it while driving or something. Close eyes while sitting on a metro. Close your eyes while waiting for the red light to change to green. Close your eyes while sitting in class. Close your eyes while singing a lullaby to your kid. That way you will really hear things around you. You will hear the birds sing. You will hear people talking about stupid things. You will hear the couple across the street whispering something. You will hear the leaves moving. You will hear someone's pencil hitting the floor. You will hear your own heartbeat. You will hear your own rhythm. You will hear so many things. All you need to do is to listen to the sounds. You don't need trick or treat to sharpen up your senses. All you need to do is focus and close your eyes.

Listen to the world

Block your ears with your hands. Make it so that you can't hear a thing. Make it so that you hear silence. You will see things that you have never noticed before. There is M love R engraved into a tree next to the buss stop. There are owls in your boss's pen that they always use. There are someone's sneakers hanging in the staircase. There is an old letter from your grandma under your bed. There is a smile on the of the girl who you always meet in the coffee shop where you always get your coffee in the morning. But you never noticed. Not until now. Now you can imagine their love. Now you know more about your boss. Maybe those were your old sneakers which you lost a long time ago. Now you will finally understand why grandma has been so angry with you. Now you are able to smile back.

Being simple can be wonderful. Being casual can be beautiful. Being here is a wonder.

The world is wonderful. But we need to see and hear the wonders. We need to open our senses. We need to stop. We need to take a one minute, just one, to notice these things. Maybe they are meaningless now but what if that girl is the one. What if your grandma has little time left. What if the pencil you lifted for someone is the uniting point. What if we just smile and enjoy ourselves. In this busy and dark world, where everything is bad and stressful, there is still light and happiness.