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The Bonfire Sessions: Summer is a thought-provoking booklet that discusses: the tragic Camp Fire that burned down the town of Paradise and Mike's house along with it, how to live in the present moment, racism and white privilege in America, and how free will is often misunderstood in the West.
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Matthew J Distefano
Matthew J. Distefano is a regular contributor for The Raven Foundation. He is an outspoken advocate for global peace and non-violence. Matthew is married with one daughter and enjoys the great outdoors.
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The Bonfire Sessions - Matthew J Distefano
Matthew: Jesus Christ! This place looks like a warzone. I can’t believe it’s all gone. The house. The orchard. The garden. All of it… fucking gone.
Michael: Yep. All gone! And yet, I’m surprised how little I care. Don’t get me wrong, I loved my house. I loved the layout and the fact that my wife and I designed it ourselves. I loved that it was the place you and I fire-pitted and gardened. But when I came back to the devastation a month after the fire, nary a tear came to my eye. Maybe because I didn’t lose anything, really. Nobody died. We had insurance. We have a decent place to live in the interim. So, if anything, I feel liberated. Time to buy some fresh new
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