I don’t know everything, and I cannot do everything. Our world is complex and integrated. To be prepared is to have a network of people who can fill in the gaps – not only physical but also spiritual. Having trusted friends multiplies your joys and divides you pain. While publishing a list of prepper […]
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Prepper Precepts #8 Avoid Ethical Spirals
(Edit: This prepper precept came from my time working in correction, and as I have just went back into that world as an instructor for new officers, I find this to be doubly important to avoid offender manipulation.) I avoid ethical spirals, its better to admit you’re wrong up front and apologize rather than […]
Prepper Precepts #7 I Am the Only Person Responsible for Me
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 […]
Prepper Precepts #6 I Don’t Deal in Conspiracies
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 […]
Prepper Precepts #5 I Can Control How I Deal With Events
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 […]