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While literal and metaphorical fires are raging, I practice meditating on the spectacularly adapted plants that need fire to germinate. Redwood and lodgepole pine cones have a thick coating of resin that needs the extreme heat of a fire to melt and "unlock" the seeds, allowing the next generation of trees to surge forth. Researching Pyrophile plants led me to come across the stunning Baker's Wild Hollyhock, a lavender purple goddess that blankets the ground after a wildfire. The seeds can lay dormant for over 100 years as they wait for conditions to be just right in order to germinate. What a beautiful analogy for IDEAS laying dormant, waiting for the conditions (conditions which may appear disastrous) to be just right for their sprouting and blossoming. Sometimes it takes a crisis moment to bring about a new chapter of flourishing.