Babies are selfish. They cry any time they don’t get what they want. It’s something we start training out of them almost immediately, ‘don’t be a crybaby’ is an admonishment we’ve all heard. Later we learn patience, then we learn the benefits of self-sacrifice, like once we establish lasting friendships, find lovers, or have children. We learn that doing something for others is worthwhile and feels good. Eventually we learn that helping others is one of the most rewarding things we can do.

. The world can seem like a very selfish place if all you ever do is take care of everyone else. It can grate on you and erode the patience you’ve honorably cultivated. Sometimes you just have to pour something back into that well you’ve been drawing from for everyone else if you want to keep being able to do just that. So we also come to understand that sometimes you have to do something for yourself.

We know you can’t pamper yourself all the time. You have responsibilities you have to attend to. We simply ask that in those times you seek to do something nice for yourself, to reward yourself for all your hard work, to pour back into that well, that you rely on Lighthouse Tattoo to take care of you.