# Writings on Resilience by Carla A. Wise > A blog about building local resilience in our destabilizing times ## Posts - [Shining a light on hunger](https://wiseonearth.com/shining-a-light-on-hunger/): Just before 9 AM on a Tuesday in mid-November, I pull in to the gravel parking lot of a green warehouse in Tangent, Oregon. This building belongs to Linn-Benton Food Share, which distributes food at no cost to folks throughout Linn and Benton Counties. I’m here to volunteer to pack food into around 450 boxes, which we then load onto pallets so they can be distributed to organizations such as food pantries and gleaning groups throughout our two-county region. There are 5 new volunteers here today, along with an equal number of veterans. I’m impressed right away by how well-organized […] - [This is not a book review: Some thoughts on Sun House](https://wiseonearth.com/this-is-not-a-book-review-some-thoughts-on-sun-house/): This past winter, I read Sun House, by David James Duncan. It was the best book I’ve read in a really long time, yet I’ve been reluctant to recommend it. At 764 pages and telling many interwoven stories spanning six decades, it requires a big commitment. It’s not for everyone: Duncan’s style, language, and world view is intense and unusual; reviews have been mixed. A few months after finishing the book, I read it again, and decided it’s worth the risk. So I started suggesting to friends and family that they read it. I even bought extra copies to lend out. […] - [How to prepare for the unknown](https://wiseonearth.com/how-to-prepare-for-the-unknown/): We humans are notoriously bad at predicting the future. I personally was blindsided by all three of the life-threatening crises we faced in 2020 in western Oregon – a global pandemic, a deadly heat dome, and an air quality crisis from wildfires that made it unsafe to go outdoors or even open the windows. Disaster preparedness in our region, such as it is, has been focused on preparations for a major earthquake.  And certainly, given the seismic history of the Pacific Northwest, there could be a catastrophic earthquake here anytime. But the next disaster might also be something no one is […] - [How to build a go-bag](https://wiseonearth.com/how-to-build-a-go-bag/): There is a scene from the rom-com “Leap Year,” in which Amy Adams is standing in her beautiful apartment in the midst of throwing a party when the fire alarm goes off. She stands there frozen, having absolutely no idea what to grab on her way out the door. Although the message in the movie is that she isn’t living the life she craves, for me that scene has always brought up something else— fear. More specifically, the fear that if I ever need to evacuate, I will be unable to make quick decisions that will allow me to gather […] - [Introducing Lifeboating! A new blog about local resilience](https://wiseonearth.com/blog-post-one-introducing-lifeboating/): What if we imagine that our political, economic, food, energy, and governance systems are destabilizing along with our global climate? What might a life-affirming and hopeful response look like? How might we begin to find a new path in our communities? This is the question I’ve been obsessed with lately, and what I want to write about here. But let me start with a disclaimer: First, the future is unknowable. As obvious as this sounds, it took me many years of placing too much stock in predictions, models, and assessments made by experts before I fully took this to heart. […] ## Pages - [Writings on Resilience](https://wiseonearth.com/writings-on-resilience/) - [Contact Me](https://wiseonearth.com/contact/): Write me a note! Do you have thoughts, ideas, suggestions, questions, or feedback? Send me a message! Let’s get in touch - [About Carla Wise](https://wiseonearth.com/about/): My Mission Building and strengthening local resilience in the face of a destabilizing climate and unravelling society. My Story I’m a writer, biologist, climate advocate, mom, hiker, reader, and gardener. I love spending time outdoors. Check back soon. [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)