I decided on a new and more relevant response to questions about the meaning of my tattoo. A lot has changed in the three years since that night at Inkaholics in 2011 with my then two best friends by my side. And since then, the meaning has also changed. Though for me, the original meaning will always be what is real, I do not believe it is important for unimportant people to know these deep details of my personal life. Therefore, to whom it may concern, In 2014 this is what  “count them three” means….Though lyrics from a song, these words below my tattoo represent overcoming duality, the moving forward of energy. Creative power and growth. Three represents the past, present and future. and a time in my life when i was dealing with all three at once and the uncertainty of each. I got this tattoo before i graduated college and following this huge change, the inevitable division of my past, present and future helped me move forward. i welcomed my future by finding myself and taking risks in the present and eventually saying goodbye to the past.