My tattoo reminds me “Life’s not about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” And I’ve danced in a lot of rain in my life. Done by Tim Senecal at Off the Map Tattoo in Easthampton.

The lotus flower grows in the mud, emerges perfectly clean and is associated with spiritual awakening and a life’s journey toward enlightenment. The artist was Lindsay Baker at Tattoo Afterlife in Northampton.