When have we arrived at what point would You say that you've reached a level of Preparedness that you really want when Are you fully prepared if something Major were to happen it's something that I've been thinking about a lot lately Personally and I'm sure I'm not the only One so let's chat about it I've been doing this video to try and Pull back for a moment and take an Honest assessment of where I'm at at This point in my preparedness journey And I find myself asking myself often When am I going to write when am I when Will I consider myself fully prepared at What point can I take a break and say I I've arrived and I'll try to answer that In just a moment but before I do I think It's important to address two important Considerations the first one and I think We really have to make sure that we're Careful about this in the preparedness Community I think it's dangerous to get Into the constant frame of mind that Something big is just about to happen And of course I acknowledge that Anything is a possibility a Black Swan Event could come in out of the blue and Change everything very quickly the last Several years if they taught us anything Is that Things can change very quickly in a Matter of a few days and it's I think It's led many of us to be anxious at a
New level because we just we're always That feeling of just being on the bubble And the last few months it feels like Things have kind of got a little boring I mean yeah there's been issues here and There I'm not saying we're out of the Woods but there's not that as you know As much in your face just oh my gosh This is the next thing that's going to Happen now let me bring this up because I want to point out that as the last few Years have been difficult and I've had To really personally catch myself Because again as I mentioned it's that Feeling that something's coming that Other shoe is about to drop and it's Exhausting to live in that state of mind All the time and I hope that you can Find peace and I'm something I've worked Been working on and I'm trying to really Pull back as far as not allowing myself To mentally get caught up in that but Not pulling back on preparedness but the Point being is that I hope you can find That balance because I guess what I'm Trying to say as you're on your Preparedness of Journey to not allow Yourself to be constantly that feeling Of you know you're always falling Forward that there's something that's Going to happen that you've always got To be prepared but rather I hope you can Find that position where you can stay Back and prepare but not get burnt out
At the same time it's it's a definitely A bit of a balancing act now the second Thing is you really need to answer the Question how prepared do you want to be I always encourage people when they're Starting out to ask that question Because for some three days maybe three Weeks maybe three months is all you need For most people I consider themselves Really hardcore riper's most start one Year as a starting point or Define one Year as a starting point and every Person coming into the preparedness Community Whether you've knit or you're new or You've been doing this for any length of Time you really have to answer that Question and I would encourage you to Give that a lot of thought at this time Because if you're in that state of What's coming next is something major Going to happen and you haven't really Defined that period of time that you Want to prepare I think you need to do That because this will really dictate How much effort you want to put into This endeavor of being prepared now back To the main point of this video Trying to answer the question how much Should you prepare and will you ever Fully be really prepared My attention lately and this is just my Own story is to really again the last Few years I've realized I need to take
My uh preparedness up a whole another Level like many of us we've reevaluate And take things up a notch and what I Have done is I've got to the position Where I've stored enough food water so That if something major were to happen My family we would we would be all right We could endure for a pretty long period Of time we've I've built systems on Harvesting water I need to improve and Expand that out that's a project that I'll be working on over the next few Months Um I have worked on gardening and Raising chickens in my backyard I've had Limited successes and some failures but I plan on doubling down and working on Gardening over the next few months I've Got several videos in the line that We're going to be doing to help you Prepare in small spaces or apartment Balconies things like that I've worked on building redundant backup Power options for our home I've built Out our bug out bags our gear I've Reviewed it many times I've worked on Security I've got my ham radio license I Could go on and on but the point is is You know at what point you say okay That's enough when do you when have I Arrived when am I prepared enough so to Try and answer the question that again I'm posing here at what point do you Feel like you've reached your level of
Preparedness That you're comfortable with if I'm Being honest with you I and this is just What and I'll talk about this more in a Second what I'm seeing on the horizon And what I'm concerned about I'll put it That way I feel like I've only begun to Scratch the surface I feel like I have The foundation set but the real work I Feel is ahead of me What do I mean by that again I feel like I have the core preps in place I I know My family if there's any kind of Disaster will be all right if there was A regional issue where we live Earthquakes are a big issue fires are a Big issue we can handle most of those Likely scenarios but I think the next Natural transition as a prepper and the Thing that is on my mind the most is to Trying and increasingly develop the Skills needed to become self-sufficient To be capable of being able to produce And store the core things that I you Know are very important things like food Water energy Um all the issues in these items that I Think based on what we're all seeing These issues will increasingly become These items I I should say are will Become increasingly more scarce and Vulnerable over the next several years We're already seeing issues with food Costs going up we're seeing issues with
Droughts with water becoming more and More scarce energy issues you know we've Seen energy weaponized against other Countries we've seen issues with our Grid again nothing that I'm not saying Anything here that you don't under right Now but the point I'm trying to make is This is that I think it's going to be More imperative that you learn and Develop the abilities that you can Detach from I hate to use the word System but from the dependency I guess Is what I'm trying to find here that if It comes down to it you can break away And take care of these things yourself And that takes a lot of time will you Ever fully be 100 independent of the Grid I don't know that's open to debate All the time I see people shooting you Know going back and forth on that but Let me get back to the main point here These are the concerns that I have and To answer the question well what's Informing that decision why do you feel That way what do you see well weighs Heavily on my mind is I think what we're All seeing on the horizon My personal concerns and I may go into More detail in a future video that I Break off and really discuss my own Concerns really relate to the issues That are beginning to play out on the World stage then will very likely Amplify based on everything I'm studying
The next several years if I could Summarize it I think and this is How I position and freeze What's driving me right now as a prepper What I the framework that I'm looking Through I guess is I'm what I'm trying To say here is I think that we're in the Early stages of collapse as a Civilization as a world there's a lot of Different factors that inform that Decision but I know that it may sound a Bit Bleak but as you'll hear me say all The time on the channel while I choose When possible to be an optimist I've Really resolved myself to a position of Being a realist I try to look at things The way they are not the way I want to Be or want them to be I know that It's easy as a prepper we're going to See things from a certain lens and I get That it's easy to see from a negative Position but I'm trying to look at the Data as much as possible that I see and Say what can be drawn out from this and I mentioned this several times on the Channel before but my background it's Was in science and listening to the Scientific immunity right now it's not Too hard to figure out what's coming and While I don't think the scientific Community is perfect I have this Conversation with people all the time Because you know when I bring these Issues up I get that always thrown back
In my face I do appreciate the openness And peer review and other systems that Are in place within the community the Scientific Community to try to even just Prove what one may be trying to prove Again I don't think it's a perfect System by any means but it has shown Some very troubling trends at will and Are are that are already beginning to Impact us all I personally and this is my take I Personally have a hard time seeing a Future that does not involve learning to Take care of yourself on so many levels The things that I just discussed a Second ago we're watching multiple Systems fill in our nation we've watched Nations wage war both physically and Economically we're seeing this trust Toward any type of leadership flourish And rightfully so we've watched the rise Of autocracy where there was once a Promise of democracy we're in a time and I believe entering into a period of Extremes on many fronts and I think the Events of the last few years have served As a wake-up call and many of you may Have come to this channel because of the Last three two to three years the events That have played out and as we're seeing Disruptions in our food due to extreme Weather input costs that are driving Costs up right now we're seeing Different
Um Bacteria different infections that are Taking root and spreading because of Monocultural practices and other things That have been done on a production Large-scale production level that once One thing gets sick for example a Chicken it can spread very quickly we're Seeing all these multiple factors Collide I've used this term before on The channel polycrisis and I think That's where we're at right now but Having the ability to take care of the Resources that you rely upon such as Food water energy I think these are Increasingly going to be your Responsibility and I know many watching This video you may have your own reasons Why you prepare the prepping Community It's a big tent and we each have our own Concerns as to what motivates us I've Got several different friends in the Community that are different ages that Are Preppers and I talk to them and they All have different takes on what Concerns them but if we were to try to Find Common Ground we all see challenges That concern us on the horizon and I Just Express really what my concerns are And I tend to be again introspective and I apologize at this point the video You're saying where are you going with This I'm just sharing kind of my take This is a personal take I know in the
Videos I try to do informal videos where I give information to help prepare People but for a second I'm just pulling Back and explaining my perspective and Trying to answer this question of am I Going to be fully prepared I again tend to be introspective and I've tried to analyze my motivations Internally and I encourage everyone to Do the same I can say the thing the the Thing the push that force that keeps me Moving forward is not so much fear Rather it's just an acknowledgment of What I think we all see on the horizon In 2023 I hope this channel will provide You with very useful information to Guide you as you either start or you Continue on your preparedness Journey There's a lot of work that's being done Behind the scenes a lot of intentional Effort is going to be put into this Channel this year Um there's a lot of how should I say it Making changes behind the scenes to make Sure that we're giving useful Information to help you and I know while There's been a sense of maybe things are Returning to normal lately I'm trying my Hardest to take advantage of this time And Shore things up this kind of piece This calm that we're in right now and if You made this far in the video thank you For Lending me your ears I just wanted To share some of my own personal
Thoughts as of late again I apologize This is a different format than most of My videos but I just want to take a Moment to pull back and express and try To really work through the issue of are We fully prepared will we ever be fully Prepared again I think if I could come To a conclusion and answer that question I don't know find what will work for you Find that period of time you want to Prepare for and once you've arrived if That's where you're happy at then I Would encourage you to continue to Either develop skills but for me I feel Like I've just only scratched the Surface and I'm excited for the next Five years as there's so many things That I have planned to work on to Develop my own skills to move me in the Direction of self-sufficiency and Learning more and more of the skills That I've been wanting to hone and Perfect I guess is the word I'm looking For what are your thoughts are there Things that you want to work on do you Feel like you've arrived are there Things that you feel Um you need to prioritize over the next Years I would love to hear your feedback What do you want to see on the channel Over the next years because I've got a Lot of ideas and goals of where I want To be but I always enjoy the community's Feedback as always please stay safe out
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