"It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion. It is easy in solitude to live after your own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
I wore a tank top today. My shoulder was exposed and, much to my chagrin, every man I walked by in New York City felt the need to ask about my tattoo. Knowing that they, like everyone else I've ever told, would not understand the significance of the words, I let them read... and kept it moving.
The words "perfect sweetness" have adorned my right shoulder for nearly two years now. When people read it, they tend to think I'm just another young girl with a foolish tattoo. But to me, the words DO mean something.
I'm ever-evolving, but one thing that I maintain is my uncanny ability to be me... no matter where I am or who I'm around. I truly, madly, deeply love being me.
So, don't take my shoulder tattoo too lightly. It's not there to be a cutesy reminder of how "sweet" I am. It's there to acknowledge my growth, my endless journey to becoming a complete person. It's there to acknowledge a gift that God has given me.
Self-love is... so perfectly sweet. Have a taste.
