At some point in time there will be basically two kinds of people, those who will say “I’m glad I was prepared!” and those who will say “I wished I had prepared!” Now is a good time to make sure you are focusing your preparedness efforts. The situation you will be in will basically be determined by your efforts during a crisis.
The very first thing to remember is that panic is not a very effective survival strategy. During any type of crisis people are always bombarded with a seemingly endless stream of bad news. Your survival will depend on your ability to stay calm during a crisis and focus your efforts on those things which you can control. You can’t control the weather, the number of bank failures, the politicians in Washington or the direction the economy is taking during a crisis. You may influence it to some degree through your actions, how you vote, and how you spend or save your money but it is more than likely not going to have a major impact.
One of the most important things you can do is to control your emotions. Don’t let your frustration with the way things are going put you in the precarious position of letting your emotions force you into a state of panic. Panic may cause you to react irrationally or make extremely bad choices at a time when rational thought and common sense should prevail in order to give you the best chances for survival. Panic is not a survival strategy!
Focus on controlling your emotions. Focus on your preps and make sure they are in order. Focus on the goals you have set for yourself. Focus on your own personal level of preparedness. Concentrate your efforts on the things which you can control. Always prepare for the worst, but continue to hope for the best!
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.”
Mark Twain
Staying above the water line!
Riverwalker
Friday, January 16, 2009
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A very good post. The Mark Twain quote was excellent. We really must do what we can and let the other problems solve themselves. And most problems DO solve themselves.
Thank you!
Michael
To: Michael
Thanks Michael! I try to channel my anger and frustration with the way things are going into being better prepared. I work on my own personal situation and try to keep those things I CAN control in check.
RW
BTW, If more people paid attention to some of the things Mark Twain said we'd be in a lot better shape.
Information on what I haven't seen yet anywhere (not pointing fingers sir - your blog rocks!) is a method on how to focus on developing your own private priorities. Some of us have weapons out the ying yang, but hardly any food storage or medicine. Others may already have a rural acreage, but have no idea how to get a low off grid power system off the ground.
Priorities - has anyone seen a 'checklist' of sorts where the preparedness seeker can look at and 'check - check - oh oh' list, and find their weak spots?
A list where most can do this would be invaluable now, so replecation of resources doesn't occur.
To: anonymous
A dedicated chechlist might be pretty big in order to cover most needs. perhaps a month long series of posts might cover the basics. A basic checklist expanded to include minimum, average and maximum levels of preparedness.
I will try to work on your request. Thanks.
RW
Something I have a bit of personal experience with, heh heh heh... Great post RW, and great advice.
RW, panic is the hardest thing to prep for. But if we continue to prep and stay informed we can help keep that panic at bay. Really good post once again.
Chris
Excellent post RW.
One of my favorite Twain quotes is,
"When Congress is in session NO ONE IS SAFE"!
That is more true today than it was in his time...hum...were have all the old wise men gone..(maybe to survial blogs)?
Keep prep'n.
Gary
To: Mayberry
Try not to let your frustrations keep you from seeing the things you need to do. Put your energy into constructive activities and you will defeat your fears every time! Thanks.
RW
To: The Scavenger
Preppin' = Control of your situation and good way to avoid the panic and frustrations of things we see happening.
Thanks Chris!
RW
To: anonymous
Mark Twain was a very wise individual with lots of great advice. If only more people listened. I don't know about the wise part but I fit the bill as far as older goes! LOL
Thanks Gary!
RW
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