Preparedness is Peace of Mind
January 23, 2011, Submitted by: Ken Tweet
I have a feeling that many folks outside the survival-preparedness minded way-of-thinking may themselves think that ‘preppers’ are a bunch of paranoid wackos, spouting doom and gloom all the time.
Sure, there are extremes in any walk of life, but chances are that the majority of preppers are in the middle, that is – they are folks that know in their gut that ‘things’ aren’t quite right in the world they live in today.
I’ll bet that a good portion of that instinctive feeling is coming from the horrible economic mess that surrounds many of us – unfathomable government debt (fed, state, and local), unthinkable levels of greed (corporate, business, and personal), the constant drum beat of terror threats, and the rapid decay of our liberties – just to name a few…
Heck, it’s gotten so bad that now in the U.S., the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) is trying to get us to spy on each other (tele-screen warnings in Walmart stores, PSA advertisements), and injecting paranoia into the society.
‘Thinking people’ know, that the present state of the economic system(s) is so bad, that it’s a bit like being on the Titanic as it is sinking – while watching the band play as though nothing is wrong. It is absurd. There are several possible outcomes, but none of them are going to be good (inflation / deflation / or worse, a complete currency collapse).
As time goes on, more people are beginning to see what is happening around them, and they are realizing that they should begin to prepare in some way. Not knowing how bad things ‘could’ get, and not knowing how long the puppet masters of the world can keep the system afloat, makes it difficult to decide what to do.
Typically, a first instinctive move is to simply store up some extra food – probably due to our genetics and survival instincts. Our survival instinct starts at the very roots and basics – shelter, fire, water, food.
It is fairly easy to manage the fire, water, and food preparedness, but an often overlooked item is ‘shelter’. What I mean is, there is an assumption that we will always have it, a roof over our head. The thing is, chances are you either pay rent, or pay a mortgage. Think about that one.
Once someone starts accumulating a supply of food, they will instantly discover a new ‘feeling’, one of ‘peace-of-mind‘. It is an interesting thing. The more actions that one takes toward being more self-sufficient, the more peace-of-mind will be received. It is very empowering. In fact, one of the most empowering moves you can make for yourself, is to get out of personal debt. You will be stunned by the euphoric feeling afterward, especially if you’ve been burdened with debt for so long.
The very fact that you become so empowered, is the very reason that ‘the system’ tries to keep you under the yoke of debt. When you really think about it, your life in debt could be looked at as a form of slavery – in that you ‘must’ work for the system to keep making those payments. It has become so normal, that hardly anyone even realizes they are a slave to it. Amazing.
The bottom line is, becoming prepared (use your own definition), brings peace of mind.
Most preppers are not all about doom and gloom. Instead, many or most preppers can see the doom and gloom for what it is – the threats and risks to living a better life, the very things that a prepper is trying to avoid, or at least to insulate from.
So go ahead, I dare you, go get some peace-of-mind. You deserve it.
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I have been prepping for about 3 years now.
We have prepped for- food, a back up water supply, back up energy supply, first aide, weapons and ammo, etc.. we have tried to think of all aspects of what we may need in the event of SHTF scenario.
I know most will think of this as extreme but in the spring we plan on building a Ice House for ice storage and refrigeration, expand on chicken’s and purchase a Dexter Cow.
Prepping is a way of life and a state of mind. I can be a dooms day-er but I just want to be prepared for what ever the world , Government or even Space may throw at us.
There are many levels of prepping and we have gotten comfortable but always find or think of something else we can do.
We live in uncertain times and every one should have at least the Bare minimum preparedness at home and in their cars because you never know when the crap will hit the fan
Salcor
Excellent article!
@Salcor, great article! you covered all the points in a way we can all understand. I am not a doom & gloom person but we need to be real! just take a few mins to look around at what is going on around this planet of ours and be truthful with your self, don’t put your head back in the sand! it wont save you! being prepared should become a way of life, its a hard thing to get into, we are so used to all the ‘creature comforts’ but they wont help when things kick off. Thanks again to all who have left good advice on this site and Ken, thanks for caring about your fellow men & and women, you have worked hard to help, this is a very well kept information site!