Like the Raven

“How a tattoo helps remind me why I stay clean.”

After I had been sober for a year, I got a tattoo of a raven on my right arm, above my wrist. I chose a raven for a lot of reasons. Ravens are important to my people; you hear about them all the time in the stories. Ravens are tough. They don’t fly south for the winter; you see them all puffed up when it’s 45 below. They can soar in freedom. And, they can make a lot of noise if they want to! Whenever I look at my tattoos, especially the raven, I remember all these things.