Imagine an emergency in your area. Imagine that your neighbors and co-workers are suffering, not just physically, but emotionally as well. Can you help? Last month I completed the “Neighbor to Neighbor” course. Offered by the American Red Cross, it is designed to build coping skills and resilience in those people impacted by disasters….
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The Safest Place in a Quake
Several years ago I was working on a long-term consulting assignment at a San Francisco Bay Area office when the building was jiggled by a small earthquake. The man with whom I was speaking ran to the nearest doorway, dragging me with him, and plastered his tall, strong body into the metal door frame. I…