Tag: healing


  • Reflection: The Story So Far

    Each of these themes could stand alone, but together, they form something much stronger โ€” a living design. They remind me that personal growth, like good tattoo work, isnโ€™t done in one sitting. It takes layers, healing, and the courage to see how each piece will flow into the next.

  • Resilience: What Comes After

    Whether itโ€™s a reckless choice, a rough patch, or a bad tattoo you learned from, resilience is the art of turning the temporary mess into lifelong meaning. Itโ€™s about owning your past without letting it define your limits.

  • Acceptance: Becoming Just John

    The two koi represent balanceโ€”the constant movement between opposing forces that defines growth. Light and dark, strength and vulnerability, discipline and freedom. Acceptance is about finding peace in that balance, not trying to erase one side or the other.

  • Patience: The Time It Takes

    Patience means trusting that progress is happening even when you canโ€™t see it yet. Every pass of the needle, every line drawn, every step forward mattersโ€”whether in art or in personal growth.

  • Perspective: Another Piece of the Story

    The story I want Honor and Ink to tell is the process of transforming what can be viewed as mistakes into stories of triumph. (not the bad tattoos. LOL) Not just isolated tattoos, but a body of work that flows togetherโ€”symbols, memories, and meaning woven into something larger. Each tattoo, like each blog entry, is…

  • Putting it all out there

    Just like a tattoo doesnโ€™t come together in one stroke, healing doesnโ€™t happen in one session. Itโ€™s about consistency, patience, and being willing to let someone guide you who has the experience to help. That takes trustโ€”and trust isnโ€™t easy.

  • Sometimes trying to put into words what I feel and am trying to communicate is difficult, so I chose art instead. Art has always been more than just decoration โ€” itโ€™s survival. For centuries, humans have turned to creation as a way to process grief, celebrate life, and carry stories too heavy to speak out…