Me & my life

The meaning behind my new tattoo

July 5, 2017

EEP!

I feel like it has been so long coming, and I have been waiting to write another blog post like this for the longest time… but I finally got a new tattoo! If anyone has followed me or my blog for some time, you will know that I am no stranger to having tattoos. I have another one on my wrist which is a semi-colon and represents my battle with mental health (you can read my post about it here). But after much thought, I finally decided what I wanted my next tattoo to be, and I finally was able to get it last Friday.

If you have read my post regarding the Manchester attack last month, or my ‘One Love’ concert experience, you will know that I wrote about my experiences of being at both and how I have dealt with what happened that night. After the attack, I noticed that a lot of people opted for the ‘workers bee’ tattoo, or alternatively, the Manchester attack memorial ribbon which floated round the internet the day after the attack.

Initially, I didn’t want either tattoo as I didn’t want to have something permanently inked on my body which reminded me of the horror of that night. As much as I wanted to get something which remembered the victims of the tragedy, I also didn’t want to get a tattoo referring to it especially for the wrong reasons.

However, after attending Ariana’s ‘One Love’ concert at the beginning of June, I suddenly saw a different side to the tragedy. As awful, upsetting, and horrific as it was, I came to the realisation that love really does conquer hate. As I was standing there at the concert, I felt a sense of unity, courage, inspiration and strength; and this is exactly what drew me to getting the Manchester memorial ribbon tattoo.

My tattoo doesn’t represent the tragedy as such- but is a remembrance for those whose lives were cruelly taken that night. Who, like me, just went to an Ariana concert to see their favourite artist perform and have a good time. My tattoo is a reminder that love wins, and is a lot bigger than hate. A reminder of strength, unity, courage, and inspiration.

Because we should fight evil with love, not evil with evil.

Love and happiness always,

xo, Becca

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107 Comments

  1. It still breaks my heart to think about what happened that night and even a month later everything still seems so surreal. I was planning on getting a very small tattoo, similar to yours but i’m still unsure. The ‘One Love’ concert really did make me have a new perspective on what happened and made me see the positive side of it, but i still feel as though the tattoo would only remind me of the night and the horror that we experienced. I don’t know, might get one at some point. I don’t want to remember the concert for what happened after, i wish i could erase it from my memory but then again at the same time i want to remember the fellow concert-goers that we lost that night. Love u lots and so happy you got out safe.

  4. This is such a beautiful tribute to those who have lost their lives and have been effected by this. It’s such a tragic event but we’ve shown that love always wins. Lovely post! Thank you so much for sharing!

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  12. Such a beautiful tribute. I remember the night of the attack and being aware of the fact you were there and jumping straight to your instagram in worry. I cannot begin to fathom how you felt, what you saw and how others have been affected. You are a courageous and amazing individual my darling and this just proves it xxx

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