More aspects of the picture above look normal than not (note the pooper scooper by the door). Wildfires are raging out west this week, and the heat is not helping things.
But just when things seem to be progressing day to day we can become aware of a change in the air. Perhaps like above it comes from the smell of smoke from the adjacent ridge line. This woman, who at one point last week was minding her own business, is now swept up in the last minute decisions needed to preserve something before her home is engulfed in retardant, and then flames.
Look back at the woman above. She has an element of determination in her step. Note the heal and toe in perfect stride, the hair extended, the soiled shirt, and the left hand, as if pinching herself to this moment of reality. This is no push over boomer. She will begin again somewhere and will have a rare chance to make decisions on her wants and needs with a whole new insight.
This new insight need not be born of tragedy. It is possible that the understanding of change and the reevaluation of our needs will arise for each of us in more subtle and rational ways. Either way, it will surface, and most will need to act, sooner rather than later.
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