I was never a big fan of tattoos too be honest, until my mom was terminally ill. I then had a tattoo inked on my wrist with om sign, as a reminder to breath, also with several meanings (post coming up! I can feel it!!!! ;-) ). And when you have your first, well, it is your first, never your last :-)
I tend to always use things that reflect my values and my way of thinking indeed.
And for the punches… yup… it’s like Rocky said, it’s not about how many times you get punched down, it’s about how many times you can get back up. That’s flexibility. Be like water.