Aug 14, 2023Twelve Lessons for recovering communities from Post-Fire ParadiseThe Camp Fire destroyed our town of 27,000 and surrounding communities on November 8, 2018. In less than a day, most of the members of...
Jan 29, 2022Lessons from Thích Nhất HạnhThis last weekend, January 22, Buddhist teacher Thích Nhất Hạnh, transitioned from this world. His teachings transcended beyond dogma or...
Mar 11, 2021Honoring Loss, Honoring Resilience Ten years ago today, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake sent a 45-foot high tsunami crashing into the eastern coast of Japan, devastating coastal...
Apr 20, 2020The Arc of DisasterIn the Riias Arc Museum of Art overlooking the city of Kessenuma, Japan, there is an exhibit dedicated not to beauty but to devastation....
Apr 20, 2020The Journey of RegenerationOur mission is to reweave the social fabric that regenerates Paradise I was born and raised in Paradise, California, a town of 27,000 in...
Oct 24, 2019My hopeMany folks have asked me, "What do you hope for the town of Paradise?" I've given this a lot of thought. On November 8th, 2018 nearly...
Nov 20, 2018I Am From ParadiseAnd so as the world witnesses us... For a moment I hope they take pause and share in the enormity, because we can’t bare it alone.