Maelstrom

I always was curious about how to make a symbol that represented my youth and that growth I had. I'm thinking about doing it off of a name that I had on my first forum because internet surprisingly gave me a lot of positive growth. What do you think is a positive symbol in your past that made you grow?

turtle! *shot*

Sure, I'd get a turtle if I could find a stylized one that I thought was good enough (read as 'perfect'). And then there's the concern of where I'd put it.

Positive symbol in the past? Not really sure. Nothing comes to mind immediately, anyways.