As I prepare to return to the ranch soon - a year after the fire- your article immediately brought back all the feelings of that time. The grief and the tears, the sadness and the gratitude/appreciation/love I feel for the land.
In many ways that visit- with the earth still smoking from the fire - broke me open in ways unimaginable... All the grief I was holding in my body from recently losing loved ones - poured out of me... and a recognition that the fire - and the lost of all that we hold precious - is not an ending, but an invitation to pivot and begin anew. A new dream, new vision.
I look forward to returning to the ranch - anew..💜
I'm so grateful for the ways the land has continued to heal us in so many surprising ways through the fire; the places where we could access grief and also witness what was lost and what is coming back. It is gorgeous there now; can't wait for you to see the wildflowers and green and grasses that are popping up in so many places.
Heavy-hearted I sit here a bit in shock. I remember following this fire closely, yet I had no idea how vast is was, how utterly devastating it would be. Thank you for including us in your healing, your modeling and teaching us that's it's OK to be vulnerable, raw, exposed and true. I'm inspired by seeing how your intimacy with the land was your guide, and continues to deepen as you work with her regeneration. This gives me hope. She is coming back! I touched those trees. I felt the life there. So much love to you and your land. To each tree and each new sprout.
There was so much happening at the time of the wildfire it has really taken me this long to process and share about it in detail... more coming! It is such a dance of listening and patience and constantly reminding myself that this is about long term; that there is no way to "fix" the damage, but we can look forward to how to best support the land. We just cut down some of the burnt trees to make a bathhouse; I'm amazed at how fast the grubs have moved in and are eating the wood, but the trees are still viable and will be loved and used for new forms of habitat for humans and in other places to slow down erosion and mark off areas for us to plant. Slow and steady! Hope you all come visit again next time you are in the area.
Heather Ash 😊 I have so much respect for you and I consider you my friend my mentor and inspiration!! I love you and I am always sending you ,Team Pixies 🧚♀️ the lovely Warrior Goddess Community and the Warrior Heart Ranch!! I can’t wait to read what you put out next! Ah’o ❤️🙏 Doreen IyVonne Davila ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Exactly, so beautifully said Azrael. I'm working on an article just about this... the urge we have to make things better immediately, move on, minimize. So few of us know how to actually grieve and be in relationship with those that are grieving. Thanks for this line: "grief's weight and entanglements with shame and shoulds." Beautiful.
As I prepare to return to the ranch soon - a year after the fire- your article immediately brought back all the feelings of that time. The grief and the tears, the sadness and the gratitude/appreciation/love I feel for the land.
In many ways that visit- with the earth still smoking from the fire - broke me open in ways unimaginable... All the grief I was holding in my body from recently losing loved ones - poured out of me... and a recognition that the fire - and the lost of all that we hold precious - is not an ending, but an invitation to pivot and begin anew. A new dream, new vision.
I look forward to returning to the ranch - anew..💜
I'm so grateful for the ways the land has continued to heal us in so many surprising ways through the fire; the places where we could access grief and also witness what was lost and what is coming back. It is gorgeous there now; can't wait for you to see the wildflowers and green and grasses that are popping up in so many places.
Heavy-hearted I sit here a bit in shock. I remember following this fire closely, yet I had no idea how vast is was, how utterly devastating it would be. Thank you for including us in your healing, your modeling and teaching us that's it's OK to be vulnerable, raw, exposed and true. I'm inspired by seeing how your intimacy with the land was your guide, and continues to deepen as you work with her regeneration. This gives me hope. She is coming back! I touched those trees. I felt the life there. So much love to you and your land. To each tree and each new sprout.
There was so much happening at the time of the wildfire it has really taken me this long to process and share about it in detail... more coming! It is such a dance of listening and patience and constantly reminding myself that this is about long term; that there is no way to "fix" the damage, but we can look forward to how to best support the land. We just cut down some of the burnt trees to make a bathhouse; I'm amazed at how fast the grubs have moved in and are eating the wood, but the trees are still viable and will be loved and used for new forms of habitat for humans and in other places to slow down erosion and mark off areas for us to plant. Slow and steady! Hope you all come visit again next time you are in the area.
Heather Ash 😊 I have so much respect for you and I consider you my friend my mentor and inspiration!! I love you and I am always sending you ,Team Pixies 🧚♀️ the lovely Warrior Goddess Community and the Warrior Heart Ranch!! I can’t wait to read what you put out next! Ah’o ❤️🙏 Doreen IyVonne Davila ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Exactly, so beautifully said Azrael. I'm working on an article just about this... the urge we have to make things better immediately, move on, minimize. So few of us know how to actually grieve and be in relationship with those that are grieving. Thanks for this line: "grief's weight and entanglements with shame and shoulds." Beautiful.