Which brings me to something that may actually tie us together: tattoos. I know, it’s hard to believe, Dame Helen Mirren does have a tattoo. I got my tattoo when only Hells Angels, sailors and convicted felons got them. I’ll share the story.
When I was on my journey through young adulthood, in that glorious and confusing time that was the early 1970’s, I looked in a lot of different places for answers - -eastern, western, and all over the place.
And when I found one inspiring answer in Mayan wisdom that said so much in so few words, I had it tattooed on my left hand. It’s a simple phrase: “Inlakesh.” It means:
“You are my other self
We are one
I am Another Yourself”
The Mayans were on to something. Because if I’m you – I have a responsibility to you. If you’re me – you have a responsibility to me. The Mayans just had a more beautiful way of saying “we’re all in this together.”
1st Amendment - Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
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