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Humor has a large barring on our mental health.

prepping how?

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When we prep how do we do it?

One person that I know decided that he ‘deserved’ to have ALL gourmet, freeze dried foods in his food storage program. He had enough ‘servings’ to last him 2 years. It cost him a LOT and when I added up the actual calorie count only gave him enough food for less than a year. He did not want to store any corn, beans, rice nor oatmeal as he considered that peasant food… he also refused to put in a garden as he was not going to slave in it. He also refused to get a part time job while he complained about how much he “needed’ more money to pay for his hobbies. BTW I am not bashing freeze dried foods in general as they are nice to have and can fill in what is lacking in a basic or expanded food storage program. Nothing replaces fresh foods though for taste and nutrition as well as sustainability as stored food eventually runs out unless you have a way of production. By now you should have decided what you are going to plant in your garden this year.

Focus first on the actual NEEDS that you have, then the nice to have only then maybe the luxuries.

OK, what prompted this post?

Well I was going through some old stuff and came across the following and thought that it would be a good thing for us to ponder.

A group of graduates, well established in their careers, were talking at a reunion and decided to go visit their old university professor, now retired.
During their visit, the conversation turned to complaints about stress in their work and lives.  Offering his guests hot chocolate, the professor went into the kitchen and returned with a large pot of hot chocolate and an assortment of cups – porcelain, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite – telling them to help themselves to the hot chocolate.
 
When they all had a cup of hot chocolate in hand, the professor said:
“Notice that all the nice looking, expensive cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones.  While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.  The cup that you’re drinking from adds nothing to the quality of the hot chocolate.  In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.  What all of you really wanted was hot chocolate, not the cup; but you consciously went for the best cups…  And then you began eyeing each other’s cups.
 
Now consider this: Life is the hot chocolate; your job, money and position in society are the cups.  They are just tools to hold and contain life.  The cup you have does not define, nor change the quality of life you have.
Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the hot chocolate God has provided us.  God makes the hot chocolate, man chooses the cups. 

The happiest people don’t have the best of everything.  They just make the best of everything that they have. 
Live simply.
Love generously.  Care deeply.  Speak kindly. 

And enjoy your hot chocolate

Cross ref

http://www.preparesurvivethrive.us/comms-part-1/

http://www.preparesurvivethrive.us/convalescent-care/
and some books that explore the topics in more depth
http://www.preparesurvivethrive.us/ready-or-not-things-will-happen/ This is book 1 the quick start guide to preparedness.

http://www.preparesurvivethrive.us/ready-or-not-fun-things-will-happen/ This is book 2 about traveling and evacuation planning.

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Survival humor WHY

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Humor in survival.

Survival situations ARE serious, many would say that it is not a laughing matter. I concur that many things are serious but it often helps if you can break the tension some how.

We have all heard “laughter is the best medicine” “humor in uniform” ‘hospital humor’ “gallows humor’ and dozens more.

There are also ‘team building exercises’ some of the commonalities of team building are;
1. shared experiences
2. shared purposes
3. breaking bread – kinda hard to eat together in a virtual setting BUT sharing recipes, along with likes or dislikes can have much the same effect.
4. Shared knowledge
5. shared laughter

IS it better to physically come together to share things? YUP! But, the next best thing to being there is to share all of these things in a virtual environment.

We can learn from a wider variety of sources and bounce ideas off of more friends. The term is cross pollinate ideas. This can help to avoid figurative echo chambers.

IF all we talk about is live and death topics, soon we start getting depressed and that becomes Unfun. Anything that is not fun we will soon lose interest in it and find something [or someone] else that we will enjoy to spend our time on.

Also we tend to LEARN better if something is fun and maybe even funny.

The short of it is learn to look for the fun in the needed activities.

PS What Carter added ” Sitting around the campfire and telling tales of all the times you screwed up” IS one of the better ways to bond .. the next best way is to do the same thing virtually too.

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.25 semiauto V 12′ Alligator

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.25 semiauto V 12′ Alligator

One gauge of lethality is if a projectile will penetrate a 1 inch thick pine board. A field test that I witnessed with a 0.22 LR out of a rifle at 450 yards passed. With that in mind – – –

As I was reading this story[attached below] my 1st thought was that I would rather have a .22 v the .25 as it has better penetration.

Many years ago when I was working the emergency department of the hospital I had a person walk in complaining of a head ache. There was some blood on the right side of his head so the triage person moved him to the head of the line and put him in before others.

Based on the history that our questioning brought out we did an x-ray of his head. The x-ray revealed 6 [six] bullets lodged on the left side of his skull. The bullets had entered his scalp on the right side and followed along the skull under the scalp. and as Paul Harvey would say ‘the rest of the story’ was that he had attempted suicide with a 6 shot .25 semi auto and all he got out of it was a head ache.

On the other hand I have had to deal with several fatalities from single GSW [gun shot wound] with .22 caliber’s.

Subject: 25 Caliber Pistol Saves Women in Florida from 12′ Alligator

What is the smallest calibre pistol that you would trust to protect yourself ?

This is a story of self-control and marksmanship by a brave, cool-headed woman with a small pistol against a fierce predator. A Beretta .25 Jetfire testimonial:

Here is the story in her own words:

“While out walking along the edge of a pond just outside of The Villages with my ex-husband discussing property settlement and other divorce issues, we were surprised by a huge 12-ft. alligator which suddenly emerged from the murky water and began charging us with its large jaws wide open.

The alligator must have been protecting her nest because she was extremely aggressive!

If I had not had my little Beretta Jetfire .25 caliber pistol with me, I would not be here today!

Just one quick shot to my husband’s knee cap was all it took. ;

The ‘gator got him easily and I was able to just walk away at a brisk pace.
It’s one of the best pistols in my collection! Also, the amount I saved in lawyer’s fees was huge.”

*** Kids do NOT even consider this. The story is a JOKE that a friend sent me. ***

Czaplewski, Janice

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I wish that this first book from Janice would have been available 30 years ago when I was running a counseling agency. It would have been very useful. ——– OH well, at least it is here now. ;]

And Then There Was One: A funny guide to surviving divorce by Czaplewski, Janice (Feb 5, 2014)

If you are wondering, “What in the world do I do now?” “How do I find time for myself” “Do the tears ever stop?” “What do you mean tomorrow? I can’t even hold onto today!” this book will help you. If your self-esteem, credit, morale, and sanity have taken a hit and your head is reeling, it helps to know there are other people out there that have been through what you are going through and they have survived. Let them light the candle that holds the darkness at bay. Let them lead you by the hand and pull you out of the black waters of despair. When you want to cry, let them help you find the humor in the absurdity that your life has become so you can’t help but laugh. Join me as I introduce you to some wonderful people who will all help you to understand what is happening and figure out ways to turn your life into what you want it to be.

A Time For Travel ~ The Christmas Project by Czaplewski, Janice (Oct 25, 2013)

A Time for Travel ~ The Christmas Project is about four cousins who invent a time travel machine over Christmas vacation. They set the time for 200 years in the past and set the location for the Marble Arch Caves in Northern Ireland. That is not where they end up!

Follow Brooklyn, Caleb, Genevieve, and Kennedy as they explore the castles and caves of ancient Ireland on their grand adventures. What will they do once they get there and their time travel machine doesn’t work? Will they find the leprechauns, dragons, fairies and unicorns they are looking for? Will they get home?

Watch for the second book in the series, A Time For Travel ~ The Summer Project coming soon.

A Time For Travel ~ The Summer Project is the second book in the series. Go along with Kennedy, Brooklyn, Genevieve, and Caleb on another grand time travel adventure into the past.
They travel to Northern Ireland to the year 1570. They discover smugglers stealing gold that the leprechauns have hidden in a cave. They need help to capture them but are pirates really the best choice to go to for help?
The chase leads them from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland to England to Scotland and back again.
Will they catch the smugglers? Will they be able to return the gold? What happens after the time machine crashes?

Cost Containment Workbook: Complete Guide to Material Cost Reduction and Containment by Czaplewski, Janice (Feb 4, 2014)

As any business owner or CEO knows, manufacturing costs are constantly rising and you have to fight the battle every day to guard your profit margin.

If you are using a Catapult to fight rising costs and your competition is using a Howitzer, you need to read this book.

In this economy, if ever there was a time to use a howitzer to attack the castle where the profits are stored, this is it. Well, maybe it’s not quite that serious, but you certainly can’t sit back and just hope it gets better. The only way it will get better is if you are proactive, and the sooner you start the more impact you can have.

This book will help you evaluate your situation to see if you need to do a cost reduction project, help you choose the project, walk you through the steps of a project, and even take it to the next level with cost containment. After you have done the work to reduce the costs, you want to make sure they don’t creep up on you after the project is complete.

There are some really good tips to make the process easier and at the end of the book there are even “Excel Hints” to help you with the spreadsheets.

Just remember that if you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got. Are you ready to do something different? If so, try these proven methods – today!

There are two books in this set. One is for the managers and one is a full color workbook for the people who will be doing the cost reduction projects.

Manager’s Guide to Cost Reduction by Czaplewski, Janice (Feb 5, 2014)

This book is for managers to get the overview and understand the process. Order the full sized, full color companion workbook for the people that will be doing the projects.
If you have an questions or comments, feel free to contact Janice Czaplewski at Janice@entire360.com.

earning a living- surviving divorce

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This is part of our Earning a living series.

 

Janice’s next book is out. Find it on Amazon.

 

 

                       

 

And Then There Was One: A funny guide to surviving divorce by Czaplewski, Janice (Feb 5, 2014)


If you are wondering, “What in the world do I do now?” “How do I find time for myself” “Do the tears ever stop?” “What do you mean tomorrow? I can’t even hold onto today!” this book will help you. If your self-esteem, credit, morale, and sanity have taken a hit and your head is reeling, it helps to know there are other people out there that have been through what you are going through and they have survived. Let them light the candle that holds the darkness at bay. Let them lead you by the hand and pull you out of the black waters of despair. When you want to cry, let them help you find the humor in the absurdity that your life has become so you can’t help but laugh. Join me as I introduce you to some wonderful people who will all help you to understand what is happening and figure out ways to turn your life into what you want it to be.

http://www.preparesurvivethrive.us/a-time-for-travel-the-christmas-project/

GARDENING TIPS…..

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GARDENING TIPS…..

How To  Plant Your Garden

First,  you  Come to the garden alone,  while the dew is still on the roses.
FOR THE  GARDEN OF YOUR DAILY LIVING, PLANT THREE ROWS  OF PEAS :
1.    Peace of mind
         2.    Peace of heart
         3.    Peace of soul
PLANT FOUR ROWS OF SQUASH:
1. Squash gossip
         2. Squash indifference
         3. Squash grumbling
         4. Squash selfishness
PLANT  FOUR ROWS OF LETTUCE:
1. Lettuce be faithful
         2. Lettuce be kind
         3. Lettuce be patient
         4. Lettuce really love one another
        Plant a few rows of beets as well:  
        1. Beet Satan
        2. Beet corruption
        3. Beet idleness
NO GARDEN IS WITHOUT TURNIPS:
1. Turnip for meetings
         2. Turnip for service
         3. Turnip to help one another
TO CONCLUDE OUR GARDEN YOU MUST HAVE THYME:
        1. Thyme for God
        2. Thyme for each other
        3. Thyme for family
        4. Thyme for friends
WATER FREELY WITH PATIENCE AND CULTIVATE WITH LOVE.  THERE IS MUCH FRUIT IN YOUR GARDEN BECAUSE YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW.  NOT BAD, HUH?!

Greens

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    Two  blondes were sipping their Piermont Café coffee, when a truck  went  past loaded up with rolls of  sod.
   “I’m  going to do that when I win the lottery,” announced Blonde  #1.

    “Do  what?” asked Blonde #2.

    “Send my lawn out to be mowed.”