I did this once already, but I have my second one planned out… the first is a candle with the words “illustra obscurum” (latin for “illuminate what is obscured,” or, roughly, “light the darkness”) around it. For my next tattoo, I want to get all of my siblings (I’m one of six) to write their own names and then I’m going to design it in a circle and have it tattooed on my ankle.
Katie's Life List
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1. learn to say no
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2. go back to australia
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3. Grow in Christ
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4. forgive my brother
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5. go on a road trip with no predetermined destination
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6. figure out what i want to do with my life
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7. travel the world
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8. have a flat stomach
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9. stop biting my nails
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10. Stop caring what other people think of me
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11. have someone fall in love with me
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12. take better care of my teeth
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13. Go skydiving
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14. improve my Arabic
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15. learn fluent spanish
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16. Read my Bible every day
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17. Write more often
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18. Learn to cook
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19. live in New York City
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20. Learn to kickbox
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21. write a screenplay
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22. Fall in love
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23. learn the constellations
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24. read even more books
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25. Take more photos
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26. Hike more
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27. drink more water
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28. help others for a living
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29. see more plays
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30. be remembered
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31. Live in another country for at least one year
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32. make my family proud
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33. be more artistic
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34. identify 100 things that make me happy.
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35. get a new nickname that everyone calls me instead of my real name
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36. live a bohemian lifestyle
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37. visit the 7 wonders of the world
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38. be someone's hero
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19 months ago
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I got a beautiful design of a candle, all outlined (black) with the flame colored in orange/yellow gradient. Around the outside, it says “illustra obscurum” – latin for light the darkness, or “illuminate what is obscured,” more precisely. It’s in the center of my back, between my shoulder blades, roughly 3.5 inches tall. I’m thrilled!
