| Whether you live in the southeast and face | | | | needed. This will give you peace of mind. |
| potential hurricanes, the Midwest with floods and | | | | 2. Make a copy of your medical records and |
| tornados or the West Coast with earthquakes, | | | | those of your family members as well as |
| fire and mudslides, being prepared for such an | | | | prescriptions. Place the copies into your portable |
| emergency provides you security and peace of | | | | file along with copies of your medical insurance |
| mind. Being prepared and having a plan is the | | | | and/or Medicare information. This information |
| positive use of energy and a great example of | | | | could save your life. |
| the use of Feng Shui. | | | | 3. Make a copy of important telephone numbers |
| No matter what you do in life you need to have | | | | so you can call loved ones to let them know you |
| a plan. And, part of that plan needs to include | | | | are OK. Be sure one of your loved ones has a |
| being prepared for the unexpected such as | | | | copy of your other personal legal numbers such |
| natural disasters. Not everyone will be faced with | | | | as your driver's license, social security number, |
| a hurricane or an earthquake but everyone at | | | | bank accounts etc. in case they are destroyed |
| various times in their lives are faced with the | | | | and you need to get them replaced. This will save |
| unexpected. The emergency, had you prepared | | | | you much needed time and lower your stress |
| for it, could have perhaps been only a nuisance or | | | | during an emergency. |
| an inconvenience instead of a disaster. | | | | 4. Make a copy of your vehicle title and |
| Begin Today | | | | registration information and put into your portable |
| Just because you haven't had a plan in the past, it | | | | file. If you have more than one vehicle, put the |
| is not too late to begin. Being prepared for various | | | | information in for each one. Also include a copy of |
| emergencies always starts by creating a plan. | | | | the vehicle insurance. It will be much easier to |
| And, creating a plan always begins with you | | | | make a claim if you have all of the information |
| making the decision that it is important to "be | | | | required. This will put you on the fast track to |
| prepared in advance" for most emergencies that | | | | filing a claim or perhaps replacing your vehicle. |
| create havoc and damage in your part of the | | | | 5. If you have pets, make sure you have a |
| country. I'm not talking about the flat tire type of | | | | portable pet carrier to quickly move your pet(s). |
| annoyance or a fender bender accident but a true | | | | Also make a copy of their health records and if |
| emergency that can shatter your life and reduce | | | | appropriate their rabies vaccinations. Some |
| your home and belongings to rubble. | | | | shelters will not allow pets but if you can get to |
| It takes a well thought out plan to deal with such | | | | one that does, you made need to quickly prove |
| catastrophic events in one's life; a plan that is | | | | their health and vaccination status. |
| created during a time of calm when no threat is | | | | Keep your portable file in an easily accessible |
| apparent or looming on the horizon. The time to | | | | hiding place. Make sure all family members know |
| create just such a plan is now, today. Acting | | | | where it is and put one person in charge of |
| today is the positive use of energy, planning for | | | | getting it should a natural disaster approach your |
| your safety is the Feng Shui way of life. | | | | area with only minutes left to act. You should be |
| Your Personal Plan | | | | able to grab your portable filing box, your family |
| The type of positive energy plan I am talking | | | | members and pets and be out the door in a few |
| about is not the one you usually hear about from | | | | precious moments, knowing that you have with |
| television broadcasts or the newspaper but one | | | | you everything you could possibly need if that |
| that will provide you that much needed peace and | | | | approaching disaster actually strikes. |
| calm during and after the emergency has | | | | Putting together an action preparedness |
| occurred. Most people know they need to have | | | | emergency plan is the "positive use of energy" |
| an adequate supply of water, canned foods, | | | | approach to facing any emergency of great |
| candles, plenty of batteries and a first aid kit. The | | | | magnitude in a few short precious minutes. |
| following list contains the type of preparations you | | | | Knowing ahead of time that you will have |
| need to make now so your life and the lives of | | | | everything you could possible need in one small |
| your loved ones can continue to run as smoothly | | | | easy to carry box will certainly make it less |
| as possible immediately following a devastating | | | | stressful and faster to put together the pieces in |
| emergency. | | | | the aftermath. None of us like to think about |
| 1. Purchase a small plastic or metal filing box with | | | | emergencies of this magnitude but it is well worth |
| a handle and a sturdy latch. One that is light | | | | the advance planning. Because I have now lived |
| enough to pick up easily and carry at a moments | | | | through three hurricanes, an equal number of |
| notice. Place a copy of all of your important | | | | earthquakes, power outages lasting for days, |
| documents into that box such as the deed to | | | | blizzards and several threats of tornadoes, I |
| your home, lease papers, insurance papers etc. | | | | speak from experience. Planning ahead definitely |
| Because it is portable you can grab it quickly and | | | | makes the event less stressful and easier to |
| have all your legal information right at hand as | | | | handle. |