Hi Mila, apparently I am your neighbor. My studio is in "downtown Celo"--the little yellow house across 80 from the Shops at Celo. Miraculously it was not swept away (which is what I feared)--though it did get about 6" of mud inside. My son hiked the six miles there right after the storm had passed (crossing the raging river on the last remaining swinging bridge) and cleared out a lot of the mud. We live on Rock Creek Rd, south of Celo Community. Anyway, just thought I'd say hi. Hope you are doing OK. We are all stunned and holding hands.
It is nice to meet you in this weird space! I am so glad you are okay and I am sorry about your house. I do know your house well. We rented in the Shops at Celo for a few years and I spent a lot of time staring out the window in your direction. It’s always been a little ray of sunshine. I’m happy to know who lives there, now.
i don’t know you personally, but i’m so glad you’re here. thank you for sharing your story. i’m in florida bracing for milton and if it’s as bad as i think it will be, i hope my community pulls together in this way ❤️🩹
Thank you for sharing this. It’s beyond devastating. I love your connection to Nature and ability to express yourself. I’m on the other side of “Milton” hurricane here right now in Florida. Extreme weather events are affecting us all. My heart ♥️ feels your every word. I admire your bravery and becoming together of your community.
Hi Mila! I see you!! I too have been listening to the silence for too long a time. I’m so sorry for you all but am relieved that you’re all rising and some awakening. Peace & love from Sydney, Australia.
I think it was Sebastian Junger in "Tribe" who noted that fear of disaster is corrosive/divisive but actual shared suffering inevitably forges lasting bonds of solidarity and mutual support. I'm glad to hear that's what has been happening on the ground, and I have seen that happen here to a lesser extent in our storms and wildfires. If these sorts of events continue to become more common, perhaps they will have an unexpected side effect of helping us to see beyond our differences and rediscover our shared humanity.
Thanks also for offering options to contribute. I've seen plenty of links shared for organizations but I'd prefer to give money to an actual person on the ground.
Thank you so much for what you have shared and given to us. We are very fortunate that our community responded in this way and I wish anyone going through a catastrophe to have similar support. Shared humanity is a perfect way to summarize what this has been.
Hi Mila, apparently I am your neighbor. My studio is in "downtown Celo"--the little yellow house across 80 from the Shops at Celo. Miraculously it was not swept away (which is what I feared)--though it did get about 6" of mud inside. My son hiked the six miles there right after the storm had passed (crossing the raging river on the last remaining swinging bridge) and cleared out a lot of the mud. We live on Rock Creek Rd, south of Celo Community. Anyway, just thought I'd say hi. Hope you are doing OK. We are all stunned and holding hands.
It is nice to meet you in this weird space! I am so glad you are okay and I am sorry about your house. I do know your house well. We rented in the Shops at Celo for a few years and I spent a lot of time staring out the window in your direction. It’s always been a little ray of sunshine. I’m happy to know who lives there, now.
i don’t know you personally, but i’m so glad you’re here. thank you for sharing your story. i’m in florida bracing for milton and if it’s as bad as i think it will be, i hope my community pulls together in this way ❤️🩹
Thank you so much and I hope everything went okay - I have been looking for news on Florida and Milton whenever I get to WiFi.
i am so appreciative of this and will share & do what i can. your writing moves me deeply.
Thank you, this means so much to me
Thank you for sharing this. It’s beyond devastating. I love your connection to Nature and ability to express yourself. I’m on the other side of “Milton” hurricane here right now in Florida. Extreme weather events are affecting us all. My heart ♥️ feels your every word. I admire your bravery and becoming together of your community.
Thank you so much and I hope everything is okay around you in Florida right now. It feels surreal to have two major events back to back like this.
Yes, surreal ~ for sure. We had 120 tornadoes 🌪️ touchdown in addition to Milton… Unreal.
Hi Mila! I see you!! I too have been listening to the silence for too long a time. I’m so sorry for you all but am relieved that you’re all rising and some awakening. Peace & love from Sydney, Australia.
Thank you ♥️
I think it was Sebastian Junger in "Tribe" who noted that fear of disaster is corrosive/divisive but actual shared suffering inevitably forges lasting bonds of solidarity and mutual support. I'm glad to hear that's what has been happening on the ground, and I have seen that happen here to a lesser extent in our storms and wildfires. If these sorts of events continue to become more common, perhaps they will have an unexpected side effect of helping us to see beyond our differences and rediscover our shared humanity.
Thanks also for offering options to contribute. I've seen plenty of links shared for organizations but I'd prefer to give money to an actual person on the ground.
Thank you so much for what you have shared and given to us. We are very fortunate that our community responded in this way and I wish anyone going through a catastrophe to have similar support. Shared humanity is a perfect way to summarize what this has been.
This is so sobering, thank you for sharing. I’ve blasted this out to anywhere and anyone I can.
Thank you for sharing. Everyone needs to know.