Community Resiliency: The End Goal
No man (woman) is an island. I’m sure you’ve heard that before. I’m REALLY happy to have found and joined this Skool community. You know why? Because community is what will save us one day when we’re facing an emergency. I imagine most people are looking for a way to prep their own house. Me too. I don’t want to depend on others. That’s not a bad trait to have. I’ve got food and supplies for me and my family. To me, that shows agency. Strength. However, even the best of us miss something. Inevitably. The one thing I forgot to include in my kit. The one thing I needed to fortify my house before the oncoming storm. That’s going to be the thing that jeopardizes my family’s safety. In that moment, the only thing that MIGHT save me and my family from harm… My neighbor. And I pray to God that it is a Good Neighbor! One of my goals this year, besides being more engaged in Skool, is to find community locally. Time banks. CERT groups. Jiu jitsu clubs. Community gardens. Take your pick. Especially when it comes time to recover after a disaster. If all the prep I did fails, I hope my neighbor was prepping too. And the other neighbor. And their neighbor. I’m really happy to be in this community. We need MORE emergency managers. We need MORE preppers. We need MORE homeowners with a sense of agency. We need MORE good neighbors. What are you all doing to build a sense of community in your local social circles?