There are so many stories lately of people who have lost their homes, and all their belongings in the fires of southern Southern California. As devastating as this is, some of them are choosing to take the opportunity to reinvent themselves and start fresh. Our friend, Marie, came over for dinner last night and told us about one one such friend of hers who has now left S Cal with nothing but her dog and the clothes she had on. Without denying the trauma involved, her friend says she actually feels surprisingly free and happy. A new lease on life?
Marie marveled, as she looked around our house and considered the fact that we're getting rid of everything except some clothes, personal items and computer equipment. She would not allow us to get rid of our wedding album or the framed collages on our wall of memories from my Mom. She offered to store them in her house for that someday when we might want them again.
We are doing, by choice, what the Fire did to her friend. We are the fire. 🔥🔥
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