Yes, that quote applies to you! How many things have you wanted to do but give yourself a million excuses and outs from it? This year has been a breakthrough year for me. It's been a year of choosing to embrace life in ways I have always wanted to but have said "no I just couldn't" in the past.
I didn't go crazy or have a mid 30 crisis. I just said yes to some things I have always thought would be cool.
Like....become an IRONMAN
Like.....shave my head.
Like.....get a tattoo.
I have wanted to get a tattoo for a while now, but have been waiting for the perfect moment, memory or significant event to do it. My 2016 as a whole has been the event and with the fantastic start to my IRONMAN career still fresh in my mind I could think of no better time to do it.
So....7 days after IRONMAN I marched myself right into the Living Canvas Tatoo shop and had Andrew tattoo my wrists. I went by myself and did not waiver once. I was absolutely ready to do this.
I will admit that it was more painful than I originally thought it would be so I ended up needing to be horizontal to manage it, but once I got that under control the experience was fun! I tattooed both of my forearms. A bold move some may say, but this year has all been about living and doing things boldly. Plus, I wanted to see my tattoos when I am in aero on the bike.
The body will achieve what the mind can believe. I put the M dot with the Believe because in order to achieve anything, you must first believe that you can. I have believed that I could be an IRONMAN for years. It was natural to put them together.
Andrew nailed it. He captured exactly the simplicity and fun I wanted in the font and the design. I LOVE my tattoos. More than that, I LOVE that I marked this epic year with something permanent. Some day I hope my grandkids ask about it. I hope I get many chances to tell my 2016 story.
I'm also not done (sorry Mom :) ) and I look forward to chronicling more IRONMAN feats in the future.
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