May has started! It’s
a cold day here in Utah, but spring is coming, and that means that Disaster
Necessity Survival Emergency Preparedness slows down. Unless there is something
big in the news, a crisis, most people slow their prep down in the spring and
summer. I think this is normal. Summer is often a busy time, when we are out
and about, and it also is a nice time, the weather is better, and life just
seems to go by a bit more smoothly for most of us.
I know a lot of you are concerned about the current
political situation over the last few years.
Who wouldn’t be? On either side of
the aisle, no one seems happy. I think
the lesson in all this is that in many ways, we don’t have much control. We are 1 in 300 million. That is a very small percentage. And yes, we can join large groups, and work
really hard for change… but a lot of us have families, have jobs, health
problems. What do you do in such a big
world with such huge problems?
I think we have to take care of our families and
ourselves. We have to exercise, eat
right, and keep our minds sharp. Spend
quality time resting, spend quality time taking it easy. We are so tempted to get emotional upset
during these times when we feel so powerless.
The message I’m sending out to you, and I would love to hear
your feedback is simple: You have to take care of yourself. Your family.
Your small local community. The
big picture is overwhelming when you look at it. Staring up at the night sky, you see so many
stars, feel so insignificant… it’s a humbling feeling. Well…looking at our federal government, you
feel the same way. It’s humbling. The government is huge, and both sides of the
aisle are not doing much to get it under control. And you and I and our kids and our grandkids
are the ones who are going to pay for it.
So that’s why I say again, take care of yourself. I have a saying I remind my kids, and if you know
me, you’ve heard me say it before: In 100 years… I’ll be dead. And none of this will matter. I say that to keep things in
perspective. My life is small, humble,
and insignificant in many ways. By
accepting that, I am free of huge expectations and I instead focus on loving my
family, and creating a small bit of art for them and me. In a time when everything is so big… so scary…
my advice is to take a deep breath, relax, and avoid the temptation to get too
worked up over it all… enjoy this day that you have and relax into it. Your gifts and offerings as a human will come
through in small but beautiful ways if you free of the emotional grasp of big
government economic fears.
Spring is here. Summer
is coming. Enjoy it with all your heart.