
12/01/2025
I got up first thing and started to clean my house a chore I sometimes don’t enjoy much but not today. Today I cleaned with gratitude that I have a home to clean, floors to mop, mementos to dust, beds to make, how fortunate I am when so many are facing such loss. For days I have watched these destructive fires over take neighborhood after neighborhood. I have lived outside of LA all my life and wildfires are just something we Californians have to deal with here. I am always prepared to leave if need be with essentials packed and ready by the door but even so when the winds howl and the brush is as dry as it is you live on edge and pray something or someone doesn’t spark a fire. I have lived through many wild fires had to evacuate many times but thankfully always had a home to go back to. My heart breaks for the thousands of people, animals and wildlife that aren’t so lucky and as these fires continue to rage and the winds continue to blow more loss is inevitable. It’s hard to escape the horror of it all when we live in a time of such constant content at our fingertips being thrown at us via social media and news sources and it’s not good for our mental health either. So if you are feeling overwhelmed by it all and if it’s safe, go outside and take a walk if that’s not an option at least put down your phone or turn off the tv and go read a book, play with the dog, tend to your house plants, cook a nice meal or like me clean your home with industrial strength gratitude. Much love to you all