An ounce of preparation...and thankfulness

I've been committed to focusing on being thankful for all the blessings I've been given.  Staying focused on being thankful is not always easy, especially in light of what's going on all around us.  I have stopped sharing observations about what's going on because either you get it or you don't and anything I share at this point isn't going to move you if you haven't already confirmed your position and beliefs.

If you are paying attention and not burying your head in the sand, no doubt you've noticed that each week it seems the tension in the streets is escalating and sadly I think that will get worse.

I know it's hard to imagine but there are all sorts of people who feel America needs to literally be torn down and they're committed to that goal.  If you read that and thought to yourself, "that's just not true" then you are experiencing the normalcy bias.

While we're busy living our lives, growing our businesses, paying the bills and raising our kids, others are cranking out schemes to disrupt society for their own ends.  While we have been dutifully paying attention to the positive aspects of building our lives based on the American dream, others have been working out plans to undermine the very fabric of what has allowed us reach for the stars in the first place.  It is almost inconceivable that people would harbor so much malice and hatred that they really want to tear all this down, but all you have to do is listen to them in their own words.

To such people, anything can be justified when they believe 'the system' needs to be collapsed, even the total breakdown of the fabric of society.

Did you know that only 9% of Americans are in any way prepared while 91% are at risk of being blindsided.

In a crisis, you may have only minutes to respond and statistics show you MUST be able to survive for up to 40 days completely on your own without ANY assistance.

Confusion keeps people from getting prepared because there are so many factors to consider.

Unfortunately, that's like a deer freezing in the headlights of an oncoming car.

The fact is that getting prepared is way easier and more affordable than you think when you have a specific plan.

A little targeted preparation goes a long way.

Now, more than ever, you need to be ready.  Not just for yourself, but so that you can be a help to others around you when the proverbial $h!t hits the fan.