Thank you, Elena and Erin, for sharing your friendship here. I look forward to listening to the audio.
Rosemerry is a new to me poet. I discovered here a few months ago. I think I've been forever changed by her poem, For When People Ask. Worthy of a read or a revisit. It encapsulates the paradox of truly living.
Sort of like how, as Erin shares, we must experience what we don’t want to continue in order to sink our landing. How the "no" gets us closer to the simple "YES." Yes, this.
Beautiful 30 minutes of my evening spent listening and learning about the ‘feelings” of the L. A. Wildfires, as I also tune in the news out of Israel.
It’s such a different perspective from my years of insurance claims. After a catastrophe, it seems there is a strong focus on getting into action. Finding temporary housing and basic needs-food, clothes, medicine and then the rebuild. There were only a few times in my career that I have had an emotional response to a loss. It’s almost a boundary that helps my empathic personality stay in harmony with the chaos of a fire loss.
I also volunteer for Open Doors, a homeless and recovery center in Norwalk, Ct. There is a big distinction between houseless-ness and homelessness which is clear for me.
I hope that her memories are a blanket of warmth and comfort. The canvas is now ready for a new creation. Excited to see what your rawness, vulnerability and feeling stir up and express.
Just listening to your sweet conversation now - a word to describe the emotion that is layering the grief. My experience is that after tremendous trauma comes that deep appreciation. Having had a big loss in my life has cracked me open so I am able to see the vividness of life. So much journaling and Elena’s Being You course gave me this awakening to Clear Vision which is overwhelming.
Thank you for your connection and your graciousness.
Thank you for this. Nature truly heals and I often spend time in my garden when I’m processing something. The methodical movements and my inability to “force” something teaches me patience and to enjoy the beauty of the thing, roots and all.
Thank you both for sharing something so personal and moving.
Erin, the way you described stepping into the parking lot—I felt like I was there with you. I’ve experienced moments when being indoors with certain emotions felt suffocating. There’s something about stepping outside that shifts everything. Nature seems to move the energy, change our perspective, and bring us back to the present.
I loved how you spoke about being left with reverence and gratitude for the life and memories. That really stayed with me—and is so powerful.
It reminded me of my mother, who didn’t escape a fire, but walked away from a toxic marriage—leaving everything behind. And still, what truly mattered lives within her. Life looks different now, but we carry gratitude for both what was and what is.
Thank you, Elena and Erin, for sharing your friendship here. I look forward to listening to the audio.
Rosemerry is a new to me poet. I discovered here a few months ago. I think I've been forever changed by her poem, For When People Ask. Worthy of a read or a revisit. It encapsulates the paradox of truly living.
Sort of like how, as Erin shares, we must experience what we don’t want to continue in order to sink our landing. How the "no" gets us closer to the simple "YES." Yes, this.
Thank you Elena and Erin for inviting me to share tea with you today. I am honored to listen to your wise musings and to sit in your silence. 🙏
Thank you for your vulnerability and wisdom, Erin & Elena.
Tears and a smile —
the unspoken language
of soulmates who have travelled
the many fires of life together.
Love you to the moon, thank you for this time together 💗
Beautiful 30 minutes of my evening spent listening and learning about the ‘feelings” of the L. A. Wildfires, as I also tune in the news out of Israel.
It’s such a different perspective from my years of insurance claims. After a catastrophe, it seems there is a strong focus on getting into action. Finding temporary housing and basic needs-food, clothes, medicine and then the rebuild. There were only a few times in my career that I have had an emotional response to a loss. It’s almost a boundary that helps my empathic personality stay in harmony with the chaos of a fire loss.
I also volunteer for Open Doors, a homeless and recovery center in Norwalk, Ct. There is a big distinction between houseless-ness and homelessness which is clear for me.
I hope that her memories are a blanket of warmth and comfort. The canvas is now ready for a new creation. Excited to see what your rawness, vulnerability and feeling stir up and express.
Xoxo. Dara
Just listening to your sweet conversation now - a word to describe the emotion that is layering the grief. My experience is that after tremendous trauma comes that deep appreciation. Having had a big loss in my life has cracked me open so I am able to see the vividness of life. So much journaling and Elena’s Being You course gave me this awakening to Clear Vision which is overwhelming.
Thank you for your connection and your graciousness.
Thank you for this. Nature truly heals and I often spend time in my garden when I’m processing something. The methodical movements and my inability to “force” something teaches me patience and to enjoy the beauty of the thing, roots and all.
Beautiful and hope to
Join you tomorrow!
I love when Erin said “Maybe it’s time for my own natural self to meet the nature that’s been supporting me” - beautiful
Thank you both for sharing something so personal and moving.
Erin, the way you described stepping into the parking lot—I felt like I was there with you. I’ve experienced moments when being indoors with certain emotions felt suffocating. There’s something about stepping outside that shifts everything. Nature seems to move the energy, change our perspective, and bring us back to the present.
I loved how you spoke about being left with reverence and gratitude for the life and memories. That really stayed with me—and is so powerful.
It reminded me of my mother, who didn’t escape a fire, but walked away from a toxic marriage—leaving everything behind. And still, what truly mattered lives within her. Life looks different now, but we carry gratitude for both what was and what is.
Grateful to you both for sharing.