# Light Up The Chaos My takes on a country courting chaos, from a former park ranger and big disaster response person. I'm focused on how we can find our way through, like with fierce community work for this fast-evolving era. And with all the light - from sparks to stars. Page: Feed: --- ## [Breathing Through Crisis](https://lightupthechaos.substack.com/p/breathing-through-crisis) _2026-05-03 · Vanessa Burnett_ A quick note — this Substack went on accidental hiatus this past fall as I was trying to ramp up the Fierce Community work yet once again, but then took a quick turn in a different direction. ## [Connection Stories This Week](https://lightupthechaos.substack.com/p/connection-stories-this-week) _2025-10-11 · Vanessa Burnett_ Connecting With People Matters, However It Happens, & It's A Skill We Need ## [Connection At The Core](https://lightupthechaos.substack.com/p/connection-at-the-core) _2025-10-07 · Vanessa Burnett_ It Takes A Village To Have A Village ## [Shouting About Civic Engagement](https://lightupthechaos.substack.com/p/shouting-about-civic-engagement) _2025-10-02 · Vanessa Burnett_ We're Going To Need Way More Community Involvement As Society Gets Harder ## [The Love Stuff & Deep Connection Shining Through At A Fabulous Wedding](https://lightupthechaos.substack.com/p/the-love-stuff-and-deep-connection-shining-through) _2025-09-14 · Vanessa Burnett_ It's All About So Many Relationships ## [Two Guys On A Train: A Post-9/11 Story](https://lightupthechaos.substack.com/p/two-guys-on-a-train-a-post-911-story) _2025-09-11 · Vanessa Burnett_ Our Humanity Persists ## [The People Around Us](https://lightupthechaos.substack.com/p/the-people-around-us) _2025-09-09 · Vanessa Burnett_ Ruminations On Connection & Community ## [A DeFunkifying Story, For At Least One Day](https://lightupthechaos.substack.com/p/a-defunkifying-story-for-at-least-one-day) _2025-09-09 · Vanessa Burnett_ Taking things one day at a time. ## [SHOUTY THURSDAY](https://lightupthechaos.substack.com/p/shouty-thursday-2025-0807) _2025-08-07 · Vanessa Burnett_ Hollering In Community ## [Watch chovy live code (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/V4aaGWH8nsrG) _2025-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Join Mosh Coding streams with collaborative screen sharing and remote control, open source. ## [On Being At Least Some Things To At Least A Few People](https://lightupthechaos.substack.com/p/on-being-at-least-some-things-to-at-least-a-few-people) _2025-08-07 · Vanessa Burnett_ A Sharing Post