pin yourself to the earth

Isn't that a cool phrase? "Pin yourself to the earth..."

I learned about this Native American (I forget which tribe exactly - I'll rewrite this later with more deatils) custom of wearing a long sash and a pin/stake into battle with the idea that the warrior would pin themselves in place while fighting - as in, they could not run away.

I learned about this via a Gord Downie song called "Pinned". He in turn learned about it from reading a book about Custard's Last Stand.

There's something romantic and outstanding about this idea... but also something totally ludicrous - to be so totally entrenched on an issue that you no longer have the freedom to change your mind... but maybe that's just how I see it because I don't stand for much...

I'm a try-to-see-it-from-all-sides person and that often leaves me without very strong opinions on issues. I mean, I DO have opinions but I'm never very willing to take sides strongly - because it is hard to know if you have all the facts straight and every circumstance is a little different...

Anyway, the one thing in my life I've always been sure of and proud of was my decision to marry my man. This love is the only thing I can really "pin myself to" and he's the only person I can truly say I would fight to the death for.

So I'm thinking I might get a little anniversary tattoo soon. Something like below. Small and simple, real traditional-looking.

Though it might work with the "pinned" idea better if it didn't go through the skin but right into it.

I also really like the double-hearted dagger idea like in this tattoo done by Bailey H. Robinson (based on flash by Jack Tyron).

I think the dagger with two hearts is a pretty traditional piece of flash that lots of other people did/do. I just wanted to highlight this guy's work because I really like it and this was the first place I ever saw the double hearts. (So click on that there link for more tattoo-beauties!!!)

Anyway, undecided as of yet.

I think it makes more (personal) sense to me for it to tear the skin... plus I'm kinda into the skin-tears lately... but the double heart is more "elegant" and lovely...

hmmmm...