Oh, Jenni... I am so sorry this happened to you and your community. Asheville, NC is sending all their/our love to LA. Our heart breaks for you. A friend of mine is an award-winning musician there and as he ran out of his house, John scrambled to take precious, historical, guitars and instruments, ones that could be put in a museum, and then music on hard drives. LA County is the music/film mecca. His story made me wonder, just how much great music and cinema were also lost in those fires? It's all too much to contemplate.... Thank you for sharing your story with us. I will be keeping you and your children in my thoughts. During Helene, I began embedding nt'l broadcast into helicopter rescues (eventually just recovery...) and saw unspeakable things. The one thing that helped me grieve all of "that" was finding Awe again. My dad had also passed of a heart attack two months before Helene. So it took months to find awe, but I learned it's one of the only things that can stretch a broken heart. And what awe does for you, is not only heal your pain, but fosters resilience in the mind and soul. With so many, like you, suffering right now, and trying to heal their wounds, remember to seek awe. I'm sorry for rambling on.. and hope this makes sense / is well received. Sending love and praying for you as you grieve.
Thank you Sonia, it does make sense. I'm sorry too for what your home has gone through with Helene. Seems climate change is coming for us, wherever we are. And I look forward to returning to the ocean before too long, as it's my simplest path to awe!
Oh, Jenni... I am so sorry this happened to you and your community. Asheville, NC is sending all their/our love to LA. Our heart breaks for you. A friend of mine is an award-winning musician there and as he ran out of his house, John scrambled to take precious, historical, guitars and instruments, ones that could be put in a museum, and then music on hard drives. LA County is the music/film mecca. His story made me wonder, just how much great music and cinema were also lost in those fires? It's all too much to contemplate.... Thank you for sharing your story with us. I will be keeping you and your children in my thoughts. During Helene, I began embedding nt'l broadcast into helicopter rescues (eventually just recovery...) and saw unspeakable things. The one thing that helped me grieve all of "that" was finding Awe again. My dad had also passed of a heart attack two months before Helene. So it took months to find awe, but I learned it's one of the only things that can stretch a broken heart. And what awe does for you, is not only heal your pain, but fosters resilience in the mind and soul. With so many, like you, suffering right now, and trying to heal their wounds, remember to seek awe. I'm sorry for rambling on.. and hope this makes sense / is well received. Sending love and praying for you as you grieve.
Thank you Sonia, it does make sense. I'm sorry too for what your home has gone through with Helene. Seems climate change is coming for us, wherever we are. And I look forward to returning to the ocean before too long, as it's my simplest path to awe!