Mountain Fire Momma: One Woman's Story of Wildfire, Family and the Zen of Survival, by Melissa Severa
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When the Southern California mountain communities of Idyllwild, Mountain Center, Pine Cove, and Garner Valley are threatened by a massive wildfire, Melissa Severa, her family, friends, neighbors—and fellow members of a Zen Buddhist retreat located directly in the fire’s path—calmly pack up their belongings and evacuate to the safety of the desert below. This is Melissa’s first-hand account of the fire, the evacuation, the aftermath—including a series of devastating floods—and the coming together of a community to return, reclaim, and repair their beloved Zen Center, and to comfort and care for those who suffered.
Mountain Fire Momma: One Woman's Story of Wildfire, Family and the Zen of Survival, by Melissa Severa- Amazon Sales Rank: #2682409 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-09
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .20" w x 8.50" l,
- Binding: Paperback
- 84 pages
About the Author Melissa Severa lives and studies in Yokoji Zen Mountain Center with her family, dogs and “Zennies.” She loves playing the piano, preparing healthy meals, hiking, and working with children and the elderly. A workshop at the Idyllwild Library inspired her to write this fire story.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. How Life Can Continue . . . . By A. Z. Lewis This is a rather personal review, in that I am a small part of this story, and it details an extremely sad and stressful period of my life, albeit with a message that is uplifting and perhaps comforting. It can be viewed as an allegory since there is nothing as awesome and terrifyingly beautiful as the flames of a forest fire, the full fury of Nature sweeping its destructive scythe across the most beautiful landscape, and yet somehow, after the fury and horror of its effects, it is Man as a part of Nature who can emerge to continue working, and growing, building and loving, recovering from disaster, and affirming the possibilities and the beauties of Life. Melissa captures that duality in her narration, the devastation of loss, and the promise of rebirth that for me included the death of my mother, and the comfort of her memory in work that one must do to continue, to move positively in the pursuit of what is meaningful.The book is beautifully printed, with pictures, paper, typeface that mirrors the beauty of the story --- her life of Zen contemplation and work being suddenly interrupted by the power of a massive forest fire, threatening all of the mountain with complete destruction. She starts with her identity as a mother of two vibrant young girls and her relationship with leader of the Zen Center. And as quickly as one gets to feel her aspirations, you are interrupted by the reality of the Mountain Fire, a massive forest fire started by a malfunctioning well pump, and growing to one of the biggest in the history of the San Jacinto mountains where the Zen Center had been established over many years of careful and beautiful work. As she and all were evacuated, one senses the possibility of utter and complete loss, yet even as the fire rages, Melissa and her extended family move with a calm determination to do what can be done, to comfort each other, and prepare for what must be. And so, as all watch the possible destruction of the mountain, wait for the results of the battle by Man to direct or mitigate that destructive force . . . much as I watched my mother (Melissa's close friend) in the last days of her life of beauty, and then, after we were able to return to the mountain, note the efforts to recover and rebuild. The pictures that are in the book show the destruction and the beauty. The story establishes the truth that love and beauty can be recovered even in the face of utter loss. And the Zen Center is being rebuilt with the sureness that Life prevails, even after a massive forest fire. And the loss of a dear friend. The story is a love story, and how one must love the Life that can inspire us, in the rocks and trees, in the mud slides, and the heat of a fire, in the efforts and success that hard work can deliver, in the beauty of a painting or a beautiful structure,and even in the death that must claim us all. Thank you Melissa, for this book of Beauty and Love.
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