When I workout at the gym, sometimes when a set gets difficult I think about my dad and how proud he would be- it usually works to get me through the last few reps.
Sometimes I forget about this technique.
I've never wanted a tattoo to remind me of either of my parents- ever. I think it would be weird. But I wondered if a tattoo that just said "Dad" would help motivate me to workout harder. But I still didn't want "dad" tattooed on.
I then tried to think where I would get a tattoo, if I were to get one. I determined that there are two different parts of my hand I see a lot when working out.
I thought of "dad" "art" "Arthur" but then I decided it had to be a symbol, so I listed things in my mind that reminded me of my dad. I considered a tattoo of a trout, because he loved fishing and it was his favorite fish. I considered a boat, grouse, flower... Then it hit me...
As a kid, we had a maple tree in our backyard, and in the fall, what my dad and I called "keys" and "helicopters" fell from the tree in a spinning motion. We used to wait and try to catch them.
The last letter my dad sent me talked about these helicopters and I think he put one in the card, as well as a sticker image of them.
Tonight I discovered no, they aren't called "keys" they are called Samara and they are the seeds that fall from the tree in the fall.
I still might not get the tattoo, but it is a good idea, I thought. It's a good symbol that represents my dad and I. It's a goo story too.
They look like this:
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