I’ve always loved disaster movies, and every time I watch one it seems I go into my ‘disaster-preparedness’ mode. It may have started with my obsessive fascination with the tornado scene in my childhood favorite, The Wizard of Oz, (second only to The Sound of Music) or the memories of my mother’s reactions during the Cuban Missile Crisis . . . or it could be a calling I’ve ignored. OK, I’m over-analyzing again, not to mention really veering off topic, but watching the recent documentaries on the 2012 hype, I’m confident it’s all more of the same.

What is the 2012 concern?

In case you haven’t heard the details on what the 2012 hype is all about, and what the newly released movie, 2012 will define for most (unfortunately), here are the basics:

-It all started with the fact that the Mayan calendar ends on December 21, 2012.

-The winter solstice sun will align with the earth, moon and the Milky Way-which supposedly hasn’t happened in 26,000 years.(fact not verified)

These “facts”, along with a myriad of prophecies that could be interpreted many ways, there are more theories materializing daily as to how the world will end on that day. Most of them think it involves the end of the world as we know it.

First of all, as a Christian, the Bible is very specific about no one knowing the exact time of the end of the world. One interesting fact that The History Channel pointed out in their examination of this craze is that 2012 does happen to fall in a time of a heightened solar activity cycle. Solar flares are a real threat to the satellites (communications) and our power grids. (Watch the special to learn the details) Evidently, solar flare activity is much more of a real-time threat than anything.

Of course, it’s only a threat to those completely dependent on electricity. If you are Amish, or live off the grid, it won’t affect you aside from the crazies that might target you in a national disaster.  A large part of the problem is that our power grids are so interconnected, if one area goes down, it affects far more than just that area (again, watch the History Channel special-it’s been playing on the History Channel often or watch it in it’s entirety at Google Video). I don’t agree or believe most of what was said, but it’s fascinating and will hold your interest-unless you’re prone to fear.

So, what should we learn, or deduce from all this? I came away with these 4 things:

1. We should be right with God – and no one really knows the length of their days.

2. Spend more time living life-enjoying family, or just enjoying each day as a gift. As the saying goes: “Live every day as your last, but plan as if you will live forever”.

More practically:

3. Get off the grid - it would seem a logical endeavor to create more localized power centers. I’ve read about people that have built mini solar and/or wind “power plants” that can power their own house and several others. I’m really ignorant how all that works, but those of you that live in the country and / or live off the land, seem to be on the right track. If you are at least set up to survive without power, (ok, not such an easy undertaking) you have a better chance. At the very least, we should also all be basically prepared for a local disaster. Having 3 months of food and water on hand is just common sense, with all that has happened in the last few years.

And entrepreneurially:

4. Start an emergency preparedness business or blog! You had to know that was coming . . .

What do you think about all this 2012 stuff? Do you do anything to prepare yourself and your family for emergencies? Like what?

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