We're back in action!
 Thanks to all of your thoughts and prayers this week. I am blessed to say that everyone in our office is safe and well, and we're back in action at James Ray International. As you can tell from the map, the burn area (red) didn't reach our neighborhood (our office is the blue pin). There are still several thousand people out of their homes and over a billion (!) dollars in property damage, so please continue to send your thoughts this way as San Diego will be rebuilding for quite some time. If you'd like to contribute to those affected by the fire, please check out these resources:
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First, I'd like to say that I am very grateful to hear that you and your wonderful team are all out of harm's way.
A line from your email has brought me to examine the wildfire situation from a new perspective. The line is: Everything is your responsibility and nothing is your fault. I, as many others have, found comfort in those words and, obviously, no one is at fault when a wildfire takes their home but it led me to examine the headlines more closely to understand how something like this can affect one person so much differently than another. For example, "In a neighborhood littered with charred, smoldering debris, the Rancho Bernardo home of Pepe and Carolina Galmes was relatively unscathed. That left them stunned, especially because the forest behind the home was destroyed." And then, there was the San Diego news reporter who had reported so many other people's homes burning down in his career (naturally, feeling their losses) and now he was watching his own home burn to the ground. So many times people experience the precise loss that they fear the most – be it cancer or wildfires.
Honestly, sometimes knowledge of the law of attraction makes me afraid to feel sympathy for anyone...my coworkers have urged me to watch the news, even though I don't watch TV, since I am in the process of moving to the Carlsbad/Oceanside area but I have refused fearing that putting my focus on something so horrible will weaken me.
James, did you tune in to watch this tragedy unfold?
With Love, Respect and Gratitude,
Rose
San Diego is such a beautiful area. Every one there, and in LA, are in my thoughts and prayers.
Blessings,
Desireé
I am so pleased to hear that you are all back and safe!
My prayers and thoughts have been with you all.
I continue to pray for Your Team as well as Your Fellow Californian neighbors, as I am sure getting "reorganized, situated, etc" is the huge task on hand... as well as others with larger challenges due to these fires.
I was so moved to read your blog/e-mail that you sent out to everyone. It was full of direction and hope, and overall so heartfelt and giving to think of helping others while you were enduring your own difficulties because of the occurance. I am certain that you helped so many as I am sure they had feelings of confusion, frustration and despair.
I am so grateful that you have allowed God to work through you to help others. Thank you for sharing your innate skills as well as those you have diligently strived to attain through your work ... to literally the world.
Sincerely,
Margo
I know others who are still out of their homes. Hopefully their property survived. My highest intention is that it did and they will be allowed back momentarily!
All Love,
Amy
PS. Don't know what magick you worked on the heavy smoke, but the smell seems to have improved greatly! So thank you!! ;-)
Glad things are ok at your office. I will make sure we have a healing circle tonight at Caring Center here in Virginia. I'm an American Red Cross volunteer for the Disaster Action Team in Fairfax County and know that the first few hours/days can be strenous at a time like this. To those who have been affected, hang in there help is on the way! @-,'-- here is a virtual rose.
Karen