The Meaning Behind the Ink: The Story

All of my life I have struggled with self-esteem, self-love, and self-worth. Upon starting a new therapy program, I was told to work on accepting that I’m worthy of everything everyone else is. I was told I needed to make myself believe that I am enough. I thought designing a new tattoo was a perfect way to do that.

It’s a side view of a butterfly with a semicolon as the body. The words are:

I AM (also my initials)

• Awesome

• Loved

• Important

• Valued

• Enough

The first letter of each word spells out: I Am ALIVE

I look at these affirmations daily and I try my hardest to believe they are true.