You’ve Got to Burn to Shine

Meredith Welch
Sep 5, 2018 · 7 min read

I just got back from 10 days of camping in the desert, also known as Burning Man. If you’ve never been, you can eschew your preconceived nothing-but-sex,-drugs,-and-dance-beats notions now. Those things exist there, but it’s such a blip on the radar of what actually can and does occur on the Playa. My heart is so full of love and gratitude I can feel it in every fiber of my being. There is a palpable feeling of warmth radiating in my chest…

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Meredith Welch

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CA native based in San Francisco. Social work student. Mental health warrior. Lover of love. www.thecityprojectsf.com ig: @meredithvictoria

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