The Nine Modules
It’s Part Of A Process
It is important to have a process of thinking about Provident Living (aka, Self-Reliant Living, Preparedness) that allows you to wrap your head around an issue that may seem beyond your ability to cope with because it’s too big and complex. Yet the opposite must be the case if you are to correctly accomplish the task.
By breaking it into “Nine Core Preparedness Modules” and understanding the order of priority within each module, the process becomes not only doable, but also enjoyable – This is because people who take responsibility for their present and future well-being are excited about themselves and life.
Structure
The nine modules give you an organized structure where you can focus your Provident Living efforts on the things you need to: 1) Learn, 2) Do, and 3) Have. These three areas (Learn, Do & Have) must be understood and fulfilled in a synergistic relationship with each other in order for you to build a self-reliant lifestyle. In the process you will find it much easier to help others do the same.
Gaining Knowledge and Understanding
It is vital to grasp the concept that, “What you know is far more important than what you own”. Material possessions are of great importance, but without the proper knowledge and understanding they will be rendered less effective, if not completely useless.
For one thing, you may not have things that fill your true needs and priorities in balance across all of the areas that must be covered. With that in mind, these Nine Core Preparedness Modules cover every aspect of what you need to learn, do and have for everyday life, including when disasters happen.
1 – FOUNDATION: Unchanging Principles and Truths – This must be the umbrella for everything. It is vital to base everything within these nine areas upon a clear understanding of unchanging truths and principles. Without this foundation, as the stress in all areas around you increases, everything, including yourself, will crumble.
2 – CLOTHING: Personal Portable Shelter – Clothing is your first, most important and most reliable line of defense against the elements. Proper clothing is not about looks or style. It is about long-term comfort, safety and durability, no matter what conditions you are exposed to.
3 – WATER: The Liquid of Life – You are a creature of water. Without an adequate supply of clean, sanitary water you will suffer stress and great discomfort within hours; injury and death will follow in a very few days. You must be properly prepared for when the pipes run dry, no matter how long that may be.
4 – SANITATION: The Hidden Disaster – If you get this wrong, you die. When our modern infrastructure fails, the issues and needs surrounding all areas of sanitation are grossly overlooked and underestimated. Disease, pestilence, suffering and death quickly become epidemic when sanitation breaks down within households, communities and whole societies. History has repeatedly demonstrated this fact.
5 – NUTRITION: You Are What You Eat and Drink – This is the key to your health and strength before, during and after a disaster. Food and drink are also the easiest and most common way of damaging your body, mind and soul. Things consumed as food and drink are not by default nutritious. Nutrition only happens through willful educated choices.
6 – SHELTER: There Can Be Great Value In Coming Inside – At times and for many reasons shelter, in its multiple and various forms, contributes to and supports all of the other eight areas. Shelter can contribute directly to comfort, safety, security, rest, recreation and overall well-being.
7 – WELLNESS: Vitality of the Mind, Body and Soul – Wellness is far more than just not being sick. To some degree, it is about all six of the different creatures that are in our makeup: spiritual, mental, emotional, intellectual, physical and social. To achieve true vibrant well-being, all of these “six-creatures” must be nurtured in balance against a background of safety and protection for every situation.
8 – TOOLS: To Repair, Maintain, Support and Create – Tools synergistically support all nine modules. They are far more diverse than just shovels, hammers and saws. Fire itself is a tool. Transportation, in its various forms, is also a tool, as is light when it’s dark. The diversity of the tools we create and our propensity for them, as much as anything else, separates us from all other creatures.
9 – SUPPLIES: Items Used, Consumed and Replenished – From the everyday common to the less obvious, there is a plethora of different supplies utilized within all nine modules. The type, quantity and variety of supplies will vary somewhat for each individual household and situation. However, without an adequate supply of the necessities of life, we will perish. Beyond the bare necessities there are many consumables that make life much more tolerable, even enjoyable.
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FOUNDATION: Unchanging Principles and Truths – This must be the umbrella for everything. It is vital to base everything within these nine areas upon a clear understanding of unchanging truths and principles. Without this foundation, as the stress in all areas around you increases, everything, including yourself, will crumble.
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CLOTHING: Personal Portable Shelter – Clothing is your first, most important and most reliable line of defense against the elements. Proper clothing is not about looks or style. It is about long-term comfort, safety and durability, no matter what conditions you are exposed to.
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WATER: The Liquid of Life – You are a creature of water. Without an adequate supply of clean, sanitary water you will suffer stress and great discomfort within hours; injury and death will follow in a very few days. You must be properly prepared for when the pipes run dry, no matter how long that may be.
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SANITATION: The Hidden Disaster – If you get this wrong, you die. When our modern infrastructure fails, the issues and needs surrounding all areas of sanitation are grossly overlooked and underestimated. Disease, pestilence, suffering and death quickly become epidemic when sanitation breaks down within households, communities and whole societies. History has repeatedly demonstrated this fact.
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NUTRITION: You Are What You Eat and Drink – This is the key to your health and strength before, during and after a disaster. Food and drink are also the easiest and most common way of damaging your body, mind and soul. Things consumed as food and drink are not by default nutritious. Nutrition only happens through willful educated choices.
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SHELTER: There Can Be Great Value In Coming Inside – At times and for many reasons shelter, in its multiple and various forms, contributes to and supports all of the other eight areas. Shelter can contribute directly to comfort, safety, security, rest, recreation and overall well-being.
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WELLNESS: Vitality of the Mind, Body and Soul – Wellness is far more than just not being sick. To some degree, it is about all six of the different creatures that are in our makeup: spiritual, mental, emotional, intellectual, physical and social. To achieve true vibrant well-being, all of these “six-creatures” must be nurtured in balance against a background of safety and protection for every situation.
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TOOLS: To Repair, Maintain, Support and Create – Tools synergistically support all nine modules. They are far more diverse than just shovels, hammers and saws. Fire itself is a tool. Transportation, in its various forms, is also a tool, as is light when it’s dark. The diversity of the tools we create and our propensity for them, as much as anything else, separates us from all other creatures.
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SUPPLIES: Items Used, Consumed and Replenished – From the everyday common to the less obvious, there is a plethora of different supplies utilized within all nine modules. The type, quantity and variety of supplies will vary somewhat for each individual household and situation. However, without an adequate supply of the necessities of life, we will perish. Beyond the bare necessities there are many consumables that make life much more tolerable, even enjoyable.
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