The Unalome Tattoo
This symbol is a unalome, a representation of a journey. The path starts in the center of the spiral, and as you continue up or down this path you are wandering, becoming more conscious of your surroundings. When you reach the top of the symbol, the straight line, you have reached the end of the journey. Everyone’s path is full of twists and turns. Life isn’t just one straight line. That would be boring. My unalome also represents me, doing life with six children, each having two feet firmly planted on the earth and leaving only five of my children here, on this level, as I begin my journey of leaving. It was a devastating blow to the only reality I was willing to embrace, as were many of the unexpected turns my life took. But that's the point… I had expectations. I’ve come to know over the last few years that dreams and expectations are not all the same. Dreams, you hope, and long to come true. Expectations, you know will come true. I had no right to assume that what I expected to be my reality, would be my reality. None of us do. Never have Expectations! God has a plan for our lives, known long before we live it. I needed all the twists and turns He made for me... all the brokenness, the fun, the loneliness, betrayal, happiness, and all the life lessons. I’m near the end of my journey now. I’ve lived 61 years, but it took me nearly all of them to finally come close to “getting it.” I know full well it was intentional.
A friend of mine mentioned how much this image resembles the inside of a light bulb. I think that's quite a metaphor for the work that went on inside of my being.
