A warrior’s canvas—my ink reflects a journey from combat to clarity, dependency to awakening, pain to purpose, and love to light.
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My most recent tattoo—parallel lines—represents the last 6 1/2 years of healing, rehabilitation, and spiritual growth. It marks the journey from dependency and chaos to balance, clarity, and connection. As a military veteran, a father, a Vegan, a naturalist, and a man in deep transformation, these lines reflect harmony within myself and the world around me. It’s not just ink—it’s the essence of peace I fought to find.
If your ink could speak, what would it say?If my ink could speak, it would say: This body has seen poverty, war, walked through fire, and still chose peace. Every scar became sacred, every wound turned to wisdom. These lines carry love, loss, freedom, and forgiveness. I’m not defined by my past—I’m shaped by the healing that followed. I am the story of rising, of turning pain into purpose, and walking a path of spirit, strength, and soul.
What would you do with the $25,000?I'd use the $25,000 to give back—support rehabilitation programs for veterans and those recovering, invest in healing retreats that blend nature, spirituality, and community! I would expand my own spiritual and shamanic practices to help others on their path. I’d also get a memorial tattoo honoring those we’ve lost and fund a ride across the country—on two wheels, heart wide open, spreading hope.
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