Victory Favors The Prepared

                      Water Resilience is critical. Of course, we all need water everyday to survive. Immense infrastructures have been built throughout history just to supply water to quench thirst, basic sanitation, and irrigation.   Where is no water there is no life. In most situations the systems that are currently in place meet our daily needs for water, but what are our options if there is a systemic or localized failure?   Storage             The most simple and direct solution to a temporary or localized disruption to the water supply system is to simple store up water in quality containers. A quality container would be best described as opaque, composed of food grade plastic, and equipped with a valve to extract water. I prefer to use 5-gallon carboy style containers for personal consumption stores. It is best to store approximately one gallon p...

    5 Steps to Food Security   In times of uncertainty hunger only makes matters worse. Hunger deprives us of our strength and energy. This can cause us to fall into even worse situations due to lack of ability. There is no question that hunger is something that we should strive to remove from our risk matrix by placing it high on our priority list. Let us look at some steps that we can take to improve our Food Resilience and mitigate hunger as a risk for ourselves and our families .      Step 1: Buy Extra of What You Like   The most basic step that any of us can take is to simply purchase a few extra food items over our normal, routine grocery purchases. This can be as simple as picking up an extra can of ready-made pasta, such as Spaghetti- Os . There is no reason to complicate matters in the initial phase of increasing your on-hand food items. It is best to buy the food items that you normally use and that you enjoy. This makes it easy ...

3 Steps To Improve Physical Resilience The second core aspect of Resilience is Physical Resilience. Physical Resilience is integral to our success in many types of difficulty or uncertainty that we may face. Improving our physical resilience contributes greatly to stress management and resistance to illness. The general well being that comes from developing physical resilience will improve the outcomes of many scenarios that may be encountered in life from work demands to total calamity. What are the basics of physical resilience? How can physical resilience be improved? Step 1 Fitness: The first component of physical resilience is fitness. Fitness is a Massive subject that along could consume hours of content and still leave much left to be explored. Sufficed to say personal physical fitness is critical to our ability to handle stress, physical obstacles, and dangers from both infirmity and real peril. There are many programs and methods to choose from when exploring the realm of fitn...

Even though this is’t a “serious” hurricane it could still result in disruptions and inconveniences for those in its path. The time to be Resilient to these types of interruptions to daily life is before they happen. Follow us as we develop a plan for Resilience in the 7 core aspects.  Victoria Favet Paratos- Victory Favors the Prepared  https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/isaias-makes-landfall-carolinas-sets-eyes-mid-atlantic-states

3 STEPS TO IMPROVE YOUR FINANCIAL RESILIENCE            Financial resilience is beneficial to our peace of mind. Even if  we have  only been able to put up a  meager   amount of savings. I am always searching for strategies to improve my financial resilience, because it tends to reduce tension in relationships during difficult economic times, much like today.   So, here are some basic concepts that you can implement starting today to improve your financial resilience.   Step 1  Savings Plan  = Cash  On  Hand        Start a savings plan. I like to say, “Pay Yourself Second.” Now, I know what you are thinking, Hey, isn’t that supposed to be pay yourself first? Well traditionally it is, but as you will learn when we cover the basic concepts of Spiritual  resilience,  we consider Charitable Giving as our First Responsibility . Start small if you must but start right away. We feel th...