Prompt: Write about a belief you used to have, but you changed your mind about.
The very first tattoo that I got was two years ago, right in the midst of a dark period I was having, after an extreme dark period.
In the middle of the tattoo is a semicolon, which represents a pause that the story—my story—will go on. On the left of the semicolon is a flower, representing blossoming and growth that I am growing. And on the right of the semicolon is a butterfly wing, representing the transformation that is happening.
I used to believe the doubts that others placed into my mind throughout the years so much so that they became a part of me, becoming a part of my thinking and psyche that poured out into my actions. But now, as I look down, and I am reminded of the growth, the transformation, and that the situations of hardships I’m going through is only a pause, this helps me into a new mindset of realizing that my life will go on.
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