“The first thing that stands out is that I got to know my community better, I’ve got to meet people …”

“… I would not have liked this to happen, and I’m still processing what has happened, but I do recognize a growth in me …”

“… The post growth…it’s so multiple, on so many levels …”

“… There were a lot of beautiful things and beautiful things that people did within the devastation…” (Rouve)         

 

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“…I have the ability to do, and to deal with, a lot more than I thought…” (Dale)

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“…I have more capacity now than I did before the fires…because I understand more about myself…”

“…I feel better enabled through the skills that I have learnt through that post traumatic growth…”

“…There is a set of skills that I have accrued somewhat unconsciously…”

 Jesse 

 

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“…There were a lot of people, myself included who have grown and obtained a whole lot of knowledge and information…”

Lyn

 

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“…On a very deep level I feel I’ve got another wisdom…” Rouve

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“… one thing that we’ve learnt from the fires, because everybody was so broken, was to come together…”               Ollie

“…..with the rebuilding of my home, even though my farm is not substantially operating, I am the most content I have been in 30 years…”

Ollie

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“… I think one of the big growth periods is yet to come…”

“… I think evolve  is actually quite a good word.… it has been a process of evolution…”

Dale