she cries…

The BC forest fires made headlines a little more often this past summer.  Record number of fires and hectares reported.  Bothersome to say the least.  While some of the fires are natural and the forest needs them…

more than 360 were caused by humans – thats almost 40% of the fires in BC since April 2017 human-caused.  Really?  That’s embarrassing.  But sounds about right – everyone thinks they can contain their fire.

More than 604 000 hectares.

and she is still burning.

I smelled the smoke and saw the smog in the distance this summer while nestled into the mountains surrounding Nelson, BC.

I thought of how long it will take for the forest to rebuild her trees.  From the underground up.

Such a long time.

The ugly will remain – bare and vulnerable.  But underneath the process has already begun.  Though some fires remain to be stopped the healing process begins.

The composition of the soil turns rich.  Renewal of soil chemistry.  Moisture stored for future growth.

Regenerative.

Very small movements in the right direction – the naked eye will never see.

But it happens regardless.

Discomfort forces her to grow.  She knows its part of the process and embraces the turmoil and change.  Despite the fact that it wasn’t just nature that forced her into this state – she takes it anyways.  Owns it.  And carries on.

It should come to no surprise that we parallel the earth in many ways.

 

Take a lesson from mother earth.  The Creator speaks loudly through His creation.  You cannot miss it.

She cries…to rebuild.

Reconcile she will.

 

 

 

 

 

 

and after a good long cry… you will too.

current BC fire statistics