A Pearl of Wisdom, A School of Thought

Not to worry folks, I'm not going to get philosophical on you too many times. I prefer to offer you, on this blog, common sense, possibilities, and simply somewhat of a diary that reflects what has become our current way of life.

That being said, I have had a couple things on my mind that I think about daily as mental help to get through any challenges that would come our way. Therefore I would be very selfish if I did not pass them on to you.

The pearl of wisdom comes from a man named Stephen Shellenberger aka Hobo Steve, who now appears occassionally on the Truther Girls vlog. In a nutshell, he went from successful actor, through a series of events beyond his control, to a homeless man. Despite all these extremely difficult obstacles, he developed a positive point of view about his life. Rather than paraphrase what he said, I would encourage you to watch the link posted just below and hear it from him. He has a strength of spirit and a positiveness that really inspired me, and I hope his words will affect you in the same way. Here's the link:

http://www.youtube.com/user/thetruthergirls#p/a/u/1/D8MvE0CPJIg

The School of Thought is, very simply the US Marines credo, which could actually be a DPS credo as well. I don't think this is the full Marine credo, but this is the part that I've lived by for years, even before our dirt poor survival situation. It reads as follows:

Improvise, Adapt, Overcome

Whenever things don't go right and I get that paralyzed feeling, not knowing what to do, I recite that credo in my head, and it slows me down to think more clearly, finding a solution to whatever problem is happening at the time.

I hope this helps, perspective-wise in surviving your DPS situation, especially if you are new to the club.

Stay strong, and keep surviving. We can overcome, if we improvise and adapt.