Either way, it helped. It gave me a way back into the present. And if youโve ever had one of those days where your mind drags you somewhere you fought like hell to leave behindโฆ youโre not alone.
Hearing that meant more to me than any award or medal ever could. It reminded me that leadership, much like humility, doesnโt always fix everyone in the moment โ but when it lands, it can ripple forward for years.
Honoring the fallen, creating for the living, and staying grateful for every step in between.
Understanding the path forward doesnโt magically clear the debris inside. Knowing what needs to change doesnโt guarantee the feelings will cooperate. But Iโm learning that this in-between space โ the uncomfortable, chaotic, conflicting middle โ is where real growth happens.
In art and in life, rebuilding starts when we stop clinging to what no longer serves โ and start shaping something new from what remains. Every healed tattoo, every fresh design, carries that truth. Rebuild isnโt just repair; itโs transformation โ the art of turning what once held us back into something that moves us…
Jung said, โUntil you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.โ Our subconscious anchors us โ but sometimes it also traps us.
In art and in life, rebuilding starts when we stop clinging to what no longer serves โ and start shaping something new from what remains. Every healed tattoo, every fresh design, carries that truth. Rebuild isnโt just repair; itโs transformation โ the art of turning what once held us back into something that moves us…
Art and tattoos give us a healthy way to process emotions โ to explore those empty rooms within us and decide what we want to fill them with.
After years of operating in survival mode, Iโm finally learning what it means to rebuild from the inside out.
Every tattoo has two sides โ the artistโs and the clientโs. One holds the tools, the other carries the story. Together, they form something that neither could create alone.