Things We Lost in the Fire

At dawn this morning, Christopher Lloyd wandered glassy-eyed through the smoldering cinders of what remains of his multimillion dollar home.  

The actor, best known for the Back to the Future movies, is one of 50,000 Southern Californians displaced by the fires that are raging from Santa Barbara to southeast of Los Angeles.  The flames have engulfed nearly 37,000 acres. 800 homes -from modest to mansion - have been destroyed without prejudice. 

On this fifth day of fires; soot and debris choke the Los Angeles skyline.  Ash swirls through the hot air, kicked up by the rush of traffic. It lands on cars like a cruel frost.

Lloyd lamented to ABC's Good Morning America that he had procrastinated on sorting and storing his Hollywood memorabilia.  
Now, he says, it doesn't matter anymore.

As he meanders through the ruins, Lloyd seems unsure of what to do with himself or where to turn.  He has, quite literally, lost his place.

Today, sort out what needs sorting out. Make amends where they are due. Start an adventure. Write something extraordinary and share it with the world. 

Time burns mercilessly.

We are all equal in the force of nature. 

Rain soaks. Wind pushes . Sun parches. Oceans rise and fall.

Fire, can even touch the stars.