Illusions and Secrets

It is Sunday so that means it is time for more secrets!

There were some pretty interesting ones this week but I decided to keep things a little more on the family friendly side...

"All our loneliness is just an illusion."

I love this one in part because of the email that accompanied it. Here is an excerpt you can head on over to PostSecret until next Sunday for the complete text.

 

"I am only here today because every day I remind myself that I am not alone. Deep down I know that not only am I loved by my family and friends but also that other people share my struggles and feelings.

So when I saw this postcard on PostSecret, it hit so close to home."

Her email included this image:

This isn't the first time someone has sent in a picture of their tattoo that was inspired by a PostSecret secret. I think things like this really speak to the power of sharing one's secrets. Someone millions of miles away that you may never ever meet may feel connected enough to your secret that they get it permanently added to their body. This in itself shows that we are never truly alone.

I have considered a tatoo based on a PostSecret card from over 5 years ago. Of course now I can't find the PS that I swear I had saved on my computer... but the quote was "il faut souffrir pour etre belle" which loosely translated means "one must suffer to be beautiful". This secret was posted during a time that I was facing what one might call suffering (though that sounds quite dramatic). I was going through not only physical but also emotional suffering. My physical suffering resulted in a very large scar and I thought that beautiful quote would be an amazing addition to my scar. I never did pull the trigger on the tattoo but I did have a friend ink it in with markers back when I was considering going permanent.

What quote or quotes inspire you?

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