Scars

 When we experience something it changes us. Every thought we think is influenced by the million billion before it. Sometimes, whether we want it or not, an experience will leave a scar. A scar is basically a little proof of that experience. Forever and ever it is imprinted on your body that you lived through something, that it changed you, that you survived.

 I like to think tattoos are like scars. They are scars we give ourselves. We get them to remind ourselves of something. For the rest of our lives, with us always, there is that physical reminder.

 My dearest, darling Gabrielle is getting her first tattoo today. Her's is an arrow.

 This isn't the exact design she is getting. Her's is much more beautiful, symbolic, and meaningful. But, you get the idea. The weights of her struggles have made her a stronger, better person; a person who is better equipped to handle the struggles of tomorrow.

 Just remember, you are an arrow. When life seems to be pulling you back, weighing you down, holding you in place...just know that if you stay determined and look ahead to the future, you will be launched far and fast into something amazing.