Over the weekend I was reflecting on the events we have all endured over the past 6 months at the same time having a brief incident that brought the idea of how critical preparedness is to each of our lives and work.
Since COVID lockdown set in, one silver lining was that there were no cars on the road. It allowed me to venture out and see parts of our city that I hadn’t noticed before. You could hear the birds and nature was brought to the forefront of my mind.
…my peaceful morning runs quickly and drastically changed to include pre-occupied drivers, in a hurry with their heads down on their phones. After the first day of experiencing this, I immediately changed my running route away from the high school and elementary schools. But quickly I found being in the neighborhoods is equally as dangerous with cars backing out of their driveways without looking because they are distracted with coffee, social media and being late to work.
that we have learned absolutely nothing from this pandemic and we are going to continue repeating the same cycle of not being responsible and not being prepared.
Being prepared carries into all aspects of our lives. You know what time your children need to be at school. You know what time you have to be at work. If you are constantly rushed and unprepared, it is completely 100% your fault.
There are so many choices we make consciously and unconsciously that puts us in that exact moment and when something bad happens the immediate blame gets pushed off on to someone or something else.
For example, now that I have the knowledge that I know that nearly everyone is in a hurry and not paying attention as they are driving to school and work, if I am not acting defensively while running and get hit by someone not paying attention (even though I may be have the right away) does it even matter that it was the drivers fault? No. It’s my fault for not being prepared for my environment.
From my POV it simply doesn’t matter that I was the one in the right because as the human vs automobile I have the most to lose. Best case I have to tend to my wounds and sore for a few days worst case I’m dead.
I know I cannot control the actions of others but what I can control is now running at a different time or I can get a treadmill. This is a reaction of mine to prepare for new circumstances that have presented themselves in my life.
Everyday you make choices on how to give yourself the best chance of coming out of whatever storm is coming our way.
As a society, we get fixated on being right and condemning others when they do not agree with you, meanwhile the majority of us are doing absolutely nothing to make our lives our own responsibility.
Preparedness – If you are not prepared for what you know you have to do how could you possibly be prepared for the unexpected.
