justaoifethings

Fun fact; this quote is from "The Wizard of Oz", but I assure you that even though I genuinely love The Wizard of Oz, that was not the reason for this inking.  I have wanted a tattoo since I was about ten. I think they're beautiful and an awesome external expression of the human soul. I wanted to start small. I wasn't sure if I wanted to start with a 'meaningful' tattoo or not. I'm a big believer of people getting tattoo just because they love how they look, rather than all tattoos needing to have a meaning. I had been searching for months. I wanted (and still want) a million and one tattoos, but that isn't viable. One day, I came across this quote and I knew it was it, like how women seem to get that feeling in Say Yes to The Dress. "You've always had the power my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself." It is common knowledge that I have struggled with mental health issues and personal problems. I've felt...

I find it funny that world mental health day is in October. October has grown to have such a significant meaning to me. I realised the other day that as each and every October passes, I have been victorious. I can sit back and smile, because depression hasn't won. I have. What is she rambling on about? I was going to kill myself in October. That was my suicide date. October. October two years ago. I really thought, that October, that my time was up. I didn't need more time, I didn't want more time, I would've happily given my time away. Now I clutch onto time, clutch it close to my heart. My time. My life. I want nothing but time, I want to see the world, its good, its bad, its unusual and its beauty. I want to live. I've never really said that, but since that October, I've grown to want to live. When you feel that way, time isn't important, time isn't valuable. That's what the mental monsters tell you. But time is precious and if you pul...