Being like a Feather - but strong as a Bear!




Some years ago I was sure I would get a tattoo! 

I knew I would have it on my inner left forearm - about 10 cm big. I wanted it for myself. So it had to be on a spot of my body where I would always be able to see it = inner forearm. 
I knew what I want.
It had to be a motive which presents me and my believing. Something that is extremely important to me.
Wasn´t hard to guess in which direction it will go:
As I feel deeply connected with the Native American there would be several motives for me to choose. 
A dream catcher maybe? Would be beautiful! 
For sure there had to be a feather included. I love feathers. They mean so much to me!
So I thought of a dream catcher with several dangling feathers.
But there is another symbol that had to be there for sure: a footprint of a bear! 

My name Ursula means Little Bear (ursus = bear)

Isn´t that the perfect Native name??

Can´t be a coincidence. The name was meant for me. Though my brother chose it because he was in love with the German actor Uschi Glas when I was born (he was 16 at this time). The funny part: he fell in love with her when she played a Native American: Apanatschi - sister of Winnetou, Chief of the Apaches.  
Would have been something when my parents would have named me Apanatschi ...! 

The bear became my Power Animal anyway. 
It stands so much for what I believe in: a gentle loner who can be brutal when he has to defend himself or his love ones. 
In the Native American culture you can find the symbol of a bear with an arrow inside his body: 


The symbol means: THE POWER IS WITHIN YOU!
Something else I totally can identify myself with! 

So the motive of my tattoo had to contain a feather and the footprint of a bear.

At one point a contacted my dear ex-colleague Fenja, who I know can draw perfectly. I asked her for a motive for a tattoo, 10 cm big, containing a Native American feather and the footprint of a bear. 

Above you see the original design she came up with. 
I LOVE IT! 
It was even better than I thought. Cause I only could think of putting the symbols next to each other in a nice way. But she combined them so beautiful well! It was the perfect motive for my tattoo.

Unfortunately I am not as brave as I would want to be.
I am scared of the pains. That´s why I never made the tattoo happen (till now). 

That happened a few years ago.
Today I remembered Fenja´s motive out of the blue. And I thought: 

WOW! Wouldn´t that be the perfect symbol for my blog??

Being like a Feather - but strong as a Bear! 

I LOVE THAT! 
Guess you will see "my tattoo" more often from now on. 

THANK YOU, FENJA!! 



 

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