I Am the Only Person Responsible for Me

Prepper Precepts #7 I Am the Only Person Responsible for Me

 

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I am the only person responsible for me. No one else is responsible for my actions, safety, or future. If I want to be well fed it is my duty to go outside, find food, kill it, and drag it home.

(The corollary to that is that because I am responsible for me, I get to choose my actions instead of having them chosen for me.  Big boy rules for those that put up childish things…)

I am discussed by those that claim to be adults but are dependent on others for their basic needs.  Recently the lottery got to a record breaking 1.5 billion dollars.  The next morning my social media feeds were crammed full posts about a person begging for money because she spent every dime she had.  All includes rent money, grocery money, gas money.  It all went for losing lottery tickets.

Being Irresponsible is stupid and stupidity should hurt a little.

Rules of Civility: The 110 Precepts that Guided Our First President in War and Peace

These precepts are my creed, and having prepper precepts guides me when I face tough choices.  A wise man once told me that when facing a moral problem, the right choice is usually the action you don’t want to take.

I am not a pollyanna person that is wishy washy or blindly follows rules.  I have a little rebellious streak and love to know the WHY of rules.  However, I do respect and understand the need for law.  I know how vital it is for a society to have a moral code.

By knowing what I believe in you can know how I will act. This is very important in times of stress.

Finally, if you don’t want to read these precepts one by one, the completed list can be found here: Completed 27 Prepper Precepts.

I Don’t Deal in Conspiracies

Prepper Precepts #6 I Don’t Deal in Conspiracies

 

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I don’t deal in conspiracies.  Men do evil things on occasion.  Groups of evil men do bad things, but the shear amount of people that would have to be quiet to pull off a “shadow” government is impossible for a bureaucrat to manage.

These guys cannot figure out how to pay their taxes or keep their affairs out of the papers. I work in a bureaucracy, and I know exactly how ineffective they can be at keeping secrets.

Every time someone sends an email out about being on a “FEMA Red list” or “secret prison camps” it only hurts our community and makes us look like nutjobs.

Don’t Make Us Look Like Nut Jobs

Rules of Civility: The 110 Precepts that Guided Our First President in War and Peace

These precepts are my creed, and having prepper precepts guides me when I face tough choices.  A wise man once told me that when facing a moral problem, the right choice is usually the action you don’t want to take.

I am not a pollyanna person that is wishy washy or blindly follows rules, heck I have a little rebellious streak and love to know the WHY of rules, but I do respect and understand the need for law and know how vital it is for a society to have a moral code.

By knowing what I believe in you can know how I will act. This is very important in times of stress.  If you don’t want to read these precepts one by one, the completed list can be found here: Completed 27 Prepper Precepts.

I Can Control How I Deal With Events

Prepper Precepts #5 I Can Control How I Deal With Events

 

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Bad things happen. I cannot control what happens, but I can control how I deal with events.  You cannot choose what happens, but you can choose how you react.  I read a book recently about the cancer wing at a children’s hospital.  The book told how the kids choose to laugh and be positive in the face of a terrible ordeal.  The author realized that resilient people choose to stay positive and look upon things with some measure of humor – seeing the positive is hard, but it helps.

This is the key to resilience.  knowing how to deal with problems.  I admit I still have some work to do in this area.  I’m great at handling work issues and big problems, but sometimes the weight of the small home problems get to me more than they should.

When that happens I try to go back to what is important right now and block out what I can’t deal with and focus on what I can – one can at a time until all the problems are dealt with.

Control Your Emotions

Rules of Civility: The 110 Precepts that Guided Our First President in War and Peace

These precepts are my creed, and having prepper precepts guides me when I face tough choices. A wise man once told me that when facing a moral problem, the right choice is usually the action you don’t want to take.

I am not a pollyanna person that is wishy washy or blindly follows rules, heck I have a little rebellious streak and love to know the WHY of rules, but I do respect and understand the need for law and know how vital it is for a society to have a moral code.

By knowing what I believe in you can know how I will act. This is very important in times of stress. If you don’t want to read these precepts one by one, the completed list can be found here: Completed 27 Prepper Precepts.

Take Reasonable Precautions Based Upon Risk Assessments

Prepper Precepts #4 Take Reasonable Precautions Based Upon Risk Assessments

 

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I take reasonable precautions based upon my own risk assessments. And then I get on with my life. As situations change, I may spend some time tweaking plans as I watch current events. But life happens, things break, I fix it, and move on.

Preparedness means you ready as you can be.  No one can be 100% prepared, but follow the emergency preparedness cycle and you will be more prepared than most of the population.

Rules of Civility: The 110 Precepts that Guided Our First President in War and Peace

These precepts are my creed, and having prepper precepts guides me when I face tough choices. A wise man once told me that when facing a moral problem, the right choice is usually the action you don’t want to take.

I am not a pollyanna person that is wishy washy or blindly follows rules, heck I have a little rebellious streak and love to know the WHY of rules, but I do respect and understand the need for law and know how vital it is for a society to have a moral code.

By knowing what I believe in you can know how I will act. This is very important in times of stress. If you don’t want to read these precepts one by one, the completed list can be found here: Completed 27 Prepper Precepts.