Just throwing in my 2 cents here, @DobieLover … I absolutely love this and think your artist did a wonderful job.My only tattoo. Got it yesterday.
I've struggled mightily the last 13 years with devastating floods, major career struggles, the loss of both of my parents and caregiving my partner when he developed early onset Alzheimer's. He is now in hospice care and I will have to deal with his physical loss in the not too distant future.
The butterfly symbolizes resilience and transformation and it's placement symbolizes the emergence of strength from the stresses I've shouldered over these years.
It is a red spotted purple butterfly. A species I've found when hiking with my dogs through the forests near where I live. Hiking with my dogs have gotten me through a lot of horribly dark times and have kept me going.
My hope is that my life will start to have more joy than sorrow starting this year and I wanted to celebrate that with this art.
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