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Many of the articles in this great magazine deal with mind over matter. The positive mindset can over come so many obstacles.

The color photos and stories of the battles our men have seen overseas, both in Iraq and Afganistan is mind boggling. These same men must come home and  find civilian jobs and operate in a "civilized" society. Unless you've been there, done that, I imagine the task is difficult at best.

The articles can help the rest of us going through tramatic experiences. One article I'll keep is entitled, Inner Strenth-Its all about your attitude.

Written by Chaplain  Mark D. Philips, he delves into the idea of embracing the chaos. If we can realize that disappointments are as common as success, we can establish realistic expectations. This seems hard, because we want to control our world, and all the disappointments are hard to accept. Yet if we can, the Chaplain says, it will help us not to feel overwhelmed by things we can't control.

He talks about growth, looking toward the future with the attitude that This Too Shall Pass. He says it like this "And it came to pass" as though the current crisis is part of a time line, a story, just one minor event. The event could change our path. It doesn't have to completely.

I really liked how he incorporated Michael Jordon's quote into the final statement: never quit.

MJ said " I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost more than 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot and  I missed. I have failed over and over again in my life. And that's precisely why I succeed."

Check out http://www.pioneerliving.net/top10survivalmyths.htm for a taste of the online magazine:  http://www.pioneerliving.net/

It has a list of ten survival tips usually thought to be myths, yet in reality are true. Using an ice lens to create a fire, whether to chose high or low ground for shelter building, or wearing shoes when crossing a stream are all part of the list.

http://www.survivalcampingstore.com/How-To-Signal-For-Help_b_12.html was an internal link found in this article, talking about the various, albiet obvious ways to signal for help. They did go into more detail in discussing the various options, like making a triangular fire formation, signaling with a flash light 3 times, then waiting 10 seconds and signaling again. Of course, Dual Survivalists have taught us that both color and motion are important for getting attention.

There are a lot of links on this site to good reading, both for the survivalists in nature and the survivalist post grid down.

I always figure if you can make it in the wilderness, you can make it in a natural catastrophe, if the human population doesn't kill you first.

I find many people lump these two ideas together, the survivalist being one who anticipates and end of the world as we know it.

I am a female survivalist who loves just getting out in the wilderness to challenge myself, much like you see on the Dual Survival Series, or Survivor Man with Less Stroud. These dudes are real, nothing faux about it.
The Man Woman Wild series is interesting too. I love how real she is, puking her guts out after her husband encouraged her to drink his pee in the desert. I love my guy. I'd never drink his pee.

Getting out on natural adventures, living out of a minimalist backpack for weeks, a person knows they'd be able to fend for themselves should the Grid actually collapse for any length of time.

A young female cougar was sighted near the Boise River. She was seen feeding on a deer carcas. I went down to a local junction to check out the river. A sign was posted, yet it allowed entrance if you just followed a few rules. No problem.

This essay was sent to me by Imogen. I read it with great interest, and believe you will find it worth while.

Every night I read the Idaho Statesman. I love turning the newsprint, an old fashioned way perhaps of catching up on world news, local news, sports, ads. As the summer approaches, so many activities are available for the outdoors person. I definitely will be getting a road bike with long distance bike trips in mind. Hey, Flo! Come on out here and join me!

I'm not seeing many actual jobs listed in this great newspaper, but that's ok, cause I got a plan.

I've learned over the course of time when things look overwhelming, you just gotta break it into small pieces.

Like, looking for a new job.

First, I'm getting the resume in order, and making sure the e-mail addresses of my references and phone numbers are up to date.

Then, I'll ask someone to proof read that, making sure the cover sheet is concise, yet speaks to the potential employer. A lot of times this resume can and should be done as a word document, able to be sent via attachment, or down loaded to the online application site.

We live in a very modern world.

Next, I'll start applying to the jobs you want, online. I'm finding many websites have such opportunities. Taking my time to do a great job, not trying to do too many on any given day, gives me a chance to enjoy a cup of coffee now and the fresh air later.

I'm well on the way to a full recovery from the recent surgery I  went through.

Ok, back to the job hunt prospect.

I plan to follow up with a phone call to the employer, the HR department, at an appropriate interval.

By breaking this pending task into segments,  the entire thing gets done.


Of course, this is real world stuff. I miss the woods and mountain jaunts, playing freely by the crazy bubbling streams hunting gold. But I'm an optimist, and I Shall Return to my play soon!

Shout out to my dear friend, Matt, who has learned to e-mail. I look forward to his daily musings, and chuckle at past references to Saffron robes and such.

We worked together in Yellowstone a couple years back. Both of us cooks, we had lots of common ground. I do miss it.

Part of the deal with e-mails is the necessity of remembering all words can be read a couple different ways, like tone of voice.

How many times have you ever told your friend, "You're Brilliant!"

That could sound so many different ways in real life. Practice saying it out loud. It could leave a person feeling stupid, smart, or confused.
I try to be careful writing an e-mail. My friend seems to have a knack for it. I'm so glad, cause a person can go back and enjoy the same message a couple times over.

The choice of words, tone of voice, and punctuation of electronic communications is something to consider before hitting the send. I've made those oopseys before, and try harder to take the moments necessary to think, if I send this message to my mom, might she think I'm complaining? Humm

Love reading all your comments, readers. Please keep following these survivalist posts as we work our way through the life changes brought on by my lastest adventures. Looks like I'll be living near a bigger town, working full time in Food and Beverage, grabbing Sawtooth wilderness escapades, fishing in the Samon River as needed.

There's five chickens running loose in the yard, five young Angus being raised next door, a great breeze turning my bouquets into dried flowers. One thing about Idaho, its windy and dry.