I just got a tattoo yesterday. I must say it didn't hurt as much as I thought it would, and yet it still hurt quite a bit. Hooray for wolf paws and such. I'm waiting for it to heal and then I'll start taking pictures to show you all.

Before I went and got it I was making up so many excuses and just worrying like crazy. I stepped into the shop with a friend and all my doubts just blew away. I wanted this tattoo, and I knew I did.

It was strangely liberating. Last night I felt so free and open. I talked to people about things I would have usually just passed up because of my self-consciousness. The hardest thing to be set free from is yourself.

I'm not just saying, "Hey everyone, go out and get a tattoo." What I am saying is, do whatever you need to do to free yourself from the things that tie you down. Let yourself be free and do what it takes to open you up.

You will more than likely have crazy inhibitions about it, and that's normal. Those inhibitions are your own mental defenses trying to keep you in the place where you are. Growth is about moving outside your comfort zone and venturing into unknown territiory.

I can't wait to show you what really and truly helped me break free.