What the hell is that suppose to mean

Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, “When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.”

Now, what the hell is that suppose to mean? Hang on for what? I’m climbing back up the rope and pulling myself back over the edge of the cliff.

Weeds and a thought

Doug Larson once said, “A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows.”

I say the weed is not stupid, it knows being predictable would be a fatal mistake.

One flag

To survive in peace and harmony, united and strong, we must have one people, one nation, one flag. – Pauline Hanson

A man is what he makes himself

A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with, a man is what he makes himself –Alexander Graham Bell

A cycle that needs to be broken

The following is a quote by Michael Hopf. I changed the word men to people because I feel it pertains to all of us.

“Hard times create strong people. Strong people create good times. Good times create weak people. And, weak people create hard times.”

This has been the cycle for many nations, and I fear America is becoming a land of weak people.

We need to break the cycle, prepare, and be strong again.

Preparation is what we have left when the plan falls apart

“Preparation is what we have left when the plan falls apart. Acquiring the skills necessary for survival is a part of this preparation. However, it takes much more than the knowledge and skills to build shelters, find food, make fires and travel without the aid of standard navigational devices to live successfully through a survival or evasion situation. Some people with little or no survival training have managed to survive life-threatening circumstances. Some people with survival training have not used their skills and have died. A key ingredient in any survival situation is the mental attitude of the people involved. Having survival skills and proper preparation are important. Having the will to survive is essential.”
U. S. ARMY CORPS, NAVY, AND AIR FORCE, U.S. Military Pocket Survival Guide: Plus Evasion & Recovery

Survival is a game of calories

Survival is a game of calories. You are constantly trying to mitigate calorie loss and look for sources of calories that make sense. If you spend an hour trying to grab a small fish in a frigid pool of water, you’ve lost hundreds of calories to gain just a few calories (and that’s assuming that you catch the little fish). It just doesn’t make sense. Sure, you’re hungry and bored, but the reward has to justify the expense. Stay mindful of your calorie intake and expenditures, and you’re more likely to make smart choices.
TIM MACWELCH, “3 Tricks for Staving Off Hunger in a Survival Situation”, Outdoor Life, June 20, 2017

Stuck in a crack, a humorus quote

“What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack in the ground underneath a giant boulder you can’t move, with no hope of rescue. Consider how lucky you are that life has been good to you so far. Alternatively, if life hasn’t been good to you so far, which given your current circumstances seems more likely, consider how lucky you are that it won’t be troubling you much longer.” – Douglas Adams

Fear is a part of life

“Fear is a part of life. It’s a warning mechanism. That’s all. It tells you when there’s danger around. Its job is to help you survive. Not cripple you into being unable to do it.” – Jim Butcher, Dead Beat

A tree grows in Brooklyn

“Who wants to die? Everything struggles to live. Look at that tree growing up there out of that grating. It gets no sun, and water only when it rains. It’s growing out of sour earth. And it’s strong because its hard struggle to live is making it strong. My children will be strong that way.” – Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn