If youโre going to get a tattoo, speak with authority, build something that lasts, or guide others, donโt stop at knowing. Verify. Read the source. Ask better questions. Do the work. Thatโs how knowledge becomes leverageโand leverage, used well, becomes freedom.
A vision isnโt a contractโitโs a compass. It gives you something to aim at when the path gets unclear.
Progress doesnโt always look like praise. Sometimes it looks like showing up anyway. So I will keep showing up. Refining the collar. Softening the muzzle transitions. Writing alongside the workโฆ and not waste the gift of time when itโs given.
Sometimes the fire that burns inside us is also what lights the way forward.
Because sometimes growth isnโt about changing who you are. ย Itโs about discovering how many colors you were capable of holding all along.
Art has always been more than just decoration โ itโs survival. For centuries, humans have turned to creation as a way to process grief, celebrate life, and carry stories too heavy to speak out loud. Tattoos are no different. They are art etched into skin, therapy carried on the body.