Shelter from the Storm

Everybody Needs a Plan

Below you will find general guidelines given to me by many guides around this transitional period. These suggestions are generalized and may not apply to everyone. Use your inner guidance system to know what is appropriate for you to do or not to do.

YOU ARE UNIQUE

Each of you will be affected by the economic conditions we face in unique ways, so don't buy into thinking that there is one way we will all grow forward.

Many of you will be called upon to build new societal, educational, business, and spiritual systems through which the new paradigm will be realized. The theme of the new paradigm is about equality--equal valuation for all. There are visionary, builder, and worker positions in the building of any new structure through which people congregate and live. So know which you are so that you don't get lost in indecision and the vastness of the opportunities that exist.

It is for you to take your place in the new structures that are blossoming as we speak and realize your goal to know yourself as great, wondrous, and gifted with abilities and insight that were not formerly available to you. Through these changing times you will be called to experience through self-discovery as well as through building new models to sustain the future.

MAKE A PLAN

I have been told it is imperative for everyone to have a 3 month plan for emergency conditions. This plan should address where and how you will live for 3 months in case of emergency and cover the following topics:

HOUSING: Know where you intend to be for the next year and a half (see HOUSING options page). Notify your family and friends of housing changes. And have a plan for staying in contact.

FOOD: It is important to stockpile 3 months of food consisting of rice, beans (4 varieties), bancha tea, seaweed, and canned chicken soup which can be supplemented by homegrown foods and local produce (see FOOD options page).

CASH: Everyone should have 3 months of cash to cover the basics of food, water, gasoline, and miscellaneous at your disposal. That is approximately $1600 in cash for the 3 months.

MEDICAL CARE: It is important to know where local medical care is available and organize local transportation for emergency care to the nearest city hospital. It is also advisable to train yourself in first-aid care and have a medical kit you are familiar with available for use (see MEDICAL CARE page).

TRANSPORTATION: It is also being suggested that you get a bicycle as a precaution in case you need transportation to and from work.

ELECTRIC: I am being told that the electric grid will be in place with only occasional outages. That is good news for those who work online.

SURVIVAL: Get a broadband radio in case of emergency situations in your area. The Red Cross has several you can choose from available for sale. Do not delay. Get one now.

Once you have your backup plan in place, forget about it. Go about your life, and know that you are prepared. Having a plan offers you peace of mind as you are prepared for certain sudden changes in an unpredictible world. Then you can get back to focussing on building your future.

PODS

Once you have a plan, you will need to share it with your POD. PODs are active communities that are born around helping each other through the times ahead. Your POD will become your forcefield, mutually supplying each other's needs during an emergency.

Who you choose to be in your POD will make a big difference in terms of your experience during an emergency. To surround yourself with positive-thinking creative people will avail you of tireless discussions around creating and the positive attributes of change. To surround yourself with those who create negatively, that is through indecision and inaction, will create a situation where you are the bringer-of-the-light to a group as your ideal or goal. A strong belief and knowing for who you are and what you have come to do will sustain you as you immerse into this spirited and enlightened field of experience.

PODS are born around common goals, interests, determination, survival, etc. So it is of utmost importance that you find a group that resonates with your highest ideals and begin your journey with them, each contributing in various ways to the the goal. Who do you want to be in POD with?

As you choose your creative POD group, your experience will be one of exhileration AND endurance, joy and love. Your POD will become your family of sorts and can be your birth family or a group of those who share your creative goals.

For you to experience peace in all this change, you must know who you are and what you have come here to do. When you know that, your emergency decisions will be easy.

Who will I help? What can I do? Am I focused on my family, a larger group, or just me? Know who you are willing to be.

It is imperative that you recognize that the changes we will be experiencing are destined to put into place a new way of being on earth. This change is not about surviving; it is about thriving. What you actually experience is based in part on your ability to manage your fear. Having a 3 month plan will make a huge impact on your ability to act as opposed to react, and make your experience much more doable.

I encourage you to take what you need or feels right for you from the solutions that are offered here and know that they are not complete. These suggestions are made to jumpstart you in the direction of solidifying a basis from which you can move about freely, creating at-will and according to your own preferences. Feel free to take from what is offered here according to what resonates with you and leave the rest. There is no one answer that is right for everyone, only options available to many.

It is important to mention that there are some who will move through this transitional event on earth relatively unscathed. This is not to say that they are more loved or priviledged in the eyes of God than you. This is a perceptual image and one that is not readily all-telling in scope. So do not get lost in the feelings of why your journey is more difficult than someone else's. Journey is chosen at the soul level and your journey is here to offer you the panaply of experiences that will avail you to know yourself as great, wondrous, and gifted.

I hold you in love, Red Cameron