Applied Stoicism - Reflecting of the Marshall Fire

League of Wildness,

I recorded this episode a few weeks ago and for myriad reasons I'm just getting it uploaded now. I wanted to share my experience as well as some reflections regarding the Marshall Fire that destroyed my entire neighborhood on December 30, 2021. It was a very real example of just how quickly life can change. I was at home with my family, doing some casual holiday work and the next thing I know we are evacuating from our home as a wall of fire pushed by 80+mph winds drove it straight through the middle of of town. It was a surreal experience and I'm still processing the event. We are currently displaced from our home due to smoke damage. In addition, our neighborhood is essentially a hazmat zone from all the burned homes. It's not an optimal place for wildness.

On the bright side, the fire has brought the community together like nothing I've seen before. The generosity and selflessness that I've witnessed has been a powerful reminder of how much humans depend on each other. It's also made me extremely empathetic to those that have gone through, as well as those that will go through something like this in the future. It's 100% the case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time - no one did anything wrong and there is no fault. The fire just happened and its consequences must be dealt with. 

Thank you to all the members of the League of Wildness who sent words of encouragement as well as care packages. I cannot thank you enough and I'm eternally grateful. It makes me much more confident in the journey ahead having such a wild crew at my back.

Thanks for listening!

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See you out there,

-Wildman Dan

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