Phillip Gardner

Connect What inspired your most recent tattoo?

I started taking regular trips to LA to initially see the Dodgers and get some sun. Been a Fan since I was a kid and my wife suggested i start taking more regular trips. i am so happy while there but have trouble recalling the joy when i return. this last trip i thought a tattoo would be a great touchstone for the joy, friendships, adventure. The pain of the tattoo really helps recall the joy and happiness. The trips have helped me grow and find myself. The tattoo represents all the things!

If your ink could speak, what would it say?

My new ink would represent my values of loving all while representing things that i value and love. It would say i am a caring compassionate man with inner strength and very eclectic interests. it would say am not a prisoner of my past but an eager passenger on a journey to figure out who i really am. Someone not controlled by fear of failure or disappointment but driven by the values i hold dearest. Love, honor, devotion, friendship…. i would say i am working on not being afraid anymore

What would you do with the $25,000?

I think i would take my wife on a special vacation today thank you for helping support my personal development and growth. For valuing the person she sees inside not the person I can be when triggered. I think it would be someplace we haven’t been but someplace that embraces the things I love about LA. Sun, palm trees, things to do and wonderful people open to embracing a stranger…. a 56 year old guy just learning how to be happy and comfortable in his own skin. Money left would sha