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I'm not sure I understood. What exactly would bum you out? Yeah, I know. I even linked the poem in the first post (kind of hidden I realize now) :P

It has been mainly through cycling and crossfit but it's still something in progress. Well, I did a little research on kois and they do seem like the perfect symbolism. Perseverance, overcoming change, etc. I'm not sure though how I feel about most of the koi tattoos that I see because they look (to me) too complex. You need to really look carefully to the drawing to even see what's going on. Anyone knows some "minimalistic", more simple koi tattoos? A little like this? Furthermore, what do you think of somehow incorporating the quote in the piece?

Yeah, I guess I got myself into that, didn't I? :P Even though I like the panther idea (I'm browsing images right now) I was kind of looking for something sport or fitness related. It was a nice change in lifestyle for me and I would like something related to that. Also, I kind of like the quote so much that I might just end up trying to mix it in the image.

What symbolism do you attribute to the panther?

Hi, my name is Hélder and I'm a portuguese 23 year old guy. This forum looked like a nice place with lots of good ideas so here I am. I'm looking to design the tattoo around a quote. It comes from this poem and is as follows: To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. 007 fans might recognize the poem from the Skyfall movie. To me it symbolizes more or so a way of life. To look at things positively, to always try to strive, to never give up. This in particular will be used to commemorate the achievement of a long goal that I have (weight loss). I already have a wrist text tattoo and I'm looking to do something more than just the words in this one. I would like ideas for an image and maybe include the letters somewhat in the image or around it. What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of this? Thanks!