get a tattoo on my wrist

well, how things have changed. nursing school plans changed to Physician Assistant school plans, which then changed to “let’s wait and see” plans. i’m totally at peace with this, but yeah.. my plan to get a wrist tattoo get put on hold too. i did quit my job, but now i’m in another corporate environment, albeit a more relaxed one.

the desire is still there, and i think i’ve come up with a good idea too. the hebrew word “chesed” which means grace/mercy/lovingkindness. it doesn’t have a direct translation to english, but it is demonstrated in God’s unchanging and unending grace displayed towards the Israelites of the OT. they turn away from him, forget about his goodness, but always come crawling back. God has every right to punish or kill them for their disobedience, but he always takes them back. there are consquences for sure, but he always ALWAYS takes them back. that same grace, love, and mercy is still alive today, b/c no matter what i do or how i try to run away, God always takes me back. and i know deep down that the safest and most loving place to be is beside him.

this is Chesed…

i have 1 tattoo on the back of my right shoulder already, but i want another one! i’ve wanted a 2nd one since the week after i got my first :) they’re addictive!

i’ve decided i’m going to get one on my wrist as soon as i quit my job. i am a corporate monkey and i’d feel self-conscious having a tat in such a visible place on my body. but since i’m planning on quitting in about a year and half to go to nursing school, i think i’ll wait until then. that gives me a year to think about what i want. maybe by then i will have met the love of my life and i can inscribe his initials? we’ll see. seems like that kind of thing always jinxes the relationship, right?

maybe i’ll get a symbol or word for the earth/world/globe. i’m a fan of travel and part of the reason in getting my nursing degree is so that i can travel with it and do mission or humanitarian-based work around the globe. but a globe seems kinda corny to have tattooed. any suggestions? i’m open to foreign languages, but not chinese/japanese. i’m asian and i just think the whole thing is kind of old now. and most people get it wrong anyway.