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I’ve been thinking about tattoos a lot lately. Well, I was thinking about them in college, but could never decide what I wanted on my body for the rest of my life. Plus, when my parents said he wouldn’t be totally and utterly pissed at me, it was kind of a buzz kill.

But now, I’ve been thinking about it a little more. I know, I know, tattoos are forever, and it’s rumored that one cannot be buried in a Jewish cemetery if they have one. Then again, I’m not “supposed” to have the eight piercings I have either. C’est lavie.

I may have come up with something I want: a dragonfly.

Its symbolism seems to sum up all my life changes in the past few months. The main symbolisms of the dragonfly are renewal, positive force and the power of life in general. Dragonflies are also be a symbol of the sense of self that comes with maturity. As a creature of the wind, the dragonfly frequently represents change. A dragonfly lives a short life, it knows it must live it to the fullest. It is also believed that if you see two dragonflies paired together that they represent love and maturity. The dragonfly has been a symbol of happiness, new beginnings and change for many centuries.

If that isn’t the essence of me, I don’t know what is.

Knowing me, I’ll probably chicken out. But I am going to think about it for a couple weeks and let the idea sink in.

I do think, if done right, tattoos are art. Body art. I just have to decide whether in 50 years I’m going to still feel the inspiration from a little dragonfly tattoo that I got when I was in my twenties…

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