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Sustainable Wellness 101: Metaphysical Disaster Preparedness
By Cristina Smith
If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether there is anything you can do about it. If you can, there is no need to worry about it; if you cannot do anything, then also there is no need to worry. –His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Last week, I finally did it. I threw away the shoes I walked out of what became known as the Cedar Fire (Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster #1498) in 2003 when my physical world, along with a couple of thousand other people, incinerated in late October 2003.
I remember the next few seemingly eternal weeks, homeless, accepting assistance from the Red Cross, Salvation Army and countless other generous donors who sent food, clothing, tools and other goods to a fire relief center. I remember crying the first time I walked through the raining ashes and yellow air into a store to buy shampoo and toothpaste. Since then, it has been a journey through the ashes to emerge phoenix-like. Honoring the process and having the fortitude to go through it consciously has been a deeply intentional adventure. Fortunately, I have not had to do it alone.
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