What Are You Doing to Prepare?

I’ve been discussing this a lot with the family I’m visiting in New Jersey – particularly because our country likes to think we’re self sufficient and independent… until we have to boil water outside or figure out how to get heat without a thermostat.

Personally I’m developing relationships with farmers in my community since I prefer community supported agriculture and family farms. Farmer’s markets are a start but my current home is not well suited for growing so I’d be in trouble when the dollar becomes worthless. Check usdebtclock.org and the unfunded liabilities – it’s insane how much we owe compared to the GDP.

I’m still grappling with what to do.. we’ve put in veggies, we know our neighbors, we have a lot of skills… so many other questions – about investments, about selling the house, it’s very hard to know the best choices to make..

Great post Alexis… you are absolutely right, a shift is happening NOW! As you know, we are currently experiencing the largest transfer of wealth in all of man kind. Those who prepare will do very well, those who don’t, well… it’s gonna get ugly, real ugly.

Education is the key! To support you and others, I’ve created an amazing video series highlighting exactly what is REALLY going on with the economy etc.

http://StrategicGrowthNetwork.com

I sure hope you’ll take the time and make the investment in education.

Praying for hope and abundance for all.

– Travis

Great post Alexis… you are absolutely right, a shift is happening NOW! As you know, we are currently experiencing the largest transfer of wealth in all of man kind. Those who prepare will do very well, those who don’t, well… it’s gonna get ugly, real ugly.

Education is the key! To support you and others, I’ve created an amazing video series highlighting exactly what is REALLY going on with the economy etc.

http://StrategicGrowthNetwork.com

I sure hope you’ll take the time and make the investment in education.

Praying for hope and abundance for all.

– Travis

Great post! That’s what we’re up to with the non profit – researching simple, easy ways people can become self sufficient to grow their own food and reuse their own waste products, not only in the event of an upcoming crisis, but right now, since we believe it often leads to greater fulfillment and enjoyment of life. And it’s not just the US – we’ve been floored by what we’ve seen (or haven’t seen) abroad – the complete propagation of homogenized westernized culture, all of the bad parts, few of the good parts. We’re still in the exploration phase and haven’t yet determined which solutions we’re going to recommend, but we’re just happy to hear that other people are in the inquiry.
Eleanor
twoyearsgrow.com

I find the question of investments to be the biggest one. There are a lot of people touting gold, but something is just not feeling right to me about that. I’m leaning toward equipment, goods, land and my own education/evolution for my investments. These are things that have inherent value to me, whereas gold still seems so abstract. I plan to write more about this soon.

I appreciate you letting me know it feels over the top. I really do not want it to be like that because I am such a positive person generally speaking, at least I feel that’s true about myself. I will take your advice and write a post about the two topics you requested. It will help me get more clear for myself as well. Thanks.

Yay, no surprise that we are on the same page. Let me know when you are ready to come to CO to visit. Would love to see you here. Maybe we’ll host you for a talk about what you’ve seen in your travels. That would be fun. Love you.

Thank you Cindy, yes I agree it would be great to talk about it in a way that people can receive it and not freak out or shut down. Your audience has a lot at stake and seemingly less options. It can be scary.

I’ve spent time in both Costa and Peru. CR didn’t feel great to me energetically. Granted, I was there on a movie shoot w/ a guy who didn’t feel great to me, but … Peru feels like home. There’s a clear sense of the sacred, the mother there. I have a group of people and land I’m seeing coming together there. If CR feels right to you, say yes to that.

Yes, our self-sufficiency is a big lie that is going to come crumbling down around us. I know it will for me, if I don’t do something. I’m so dependent, it scares me. Continuing to get free though, a bit at a time.

I’ve given this a bit of thought over the course of the day. Love that your comments get posted to Twitter because it reminded me to come back.

Empires all over the world have fallen when they’ve grown beyond their spheres of influence and can no longer support themselves. It definitely happened to the Romans and one could argue it’s happening to the Church as an organization as well.

Collapsing empires are probably better analogies because the Nazis were putting an effort into eradicating a people and building an empire and Katrina was a natural disaster.

What we couldn’t do with those instances is look into the history books and watch as the events of our time have analogues in other large collapses. A friend of mine, an historian and seller of ancient Roman coins, schools me on this all the time.

What scares me that most is that the average person reading your blog, presuming they’re average people, will have less say in how they survive and prepare after any kind of collapse because those most responsible will also be most protected – just like we saw in the 2008 meltdown.

*sigh*

I love this. Because regardless of what will ACTUALLY happen, I believe being sustainable as SELF is the ultimate goal in life. Meaning, ability to handle our emotions, thoughts, physical challenges and spiritual occurrences.

And I also believe going back to the earth; learning to till the soil and grow food, and work with the land instead of against it is not only vital, but also enjoyable, stress-relieving and beautiful.

Basically, I agree with you, sister, and it is refreshing to read this. And I do feel that there will be a lot of agony amongst those who don’t want to prepare, and those who don’t even know it’s necessary. And we will then light the way.

It could shift quickly, or we could be experiencing this agony NOW…
The work we are doing in the world (the world of ourselves and the world around us) is beautiful.
PROPS, GRATITUDE, LOVE,
Ariella

While I do think that the economy might head back into a recession, I do not think that we are going to see meltdown of the U.S. economy. But, I do fear a shift that has been taking place in the workforce since the 1990s.

Since the 1990s, the workforce has changed in the U.S. Loyalty to employees, employers and people in general is gone. People are laid off without much thought or agony, and more workers are being hired as contractors as opposed to full time employees.

This shift is what I am preparing for. I am building a business of my own so that I am not dependent on an employer.

I hate to say it, but there is very good reason to raise the alarm bells. Unfortunately, it’s so scary that most of us don’t want to pay attention, learn the facts and GET REAL about it. But I believe that’s what we must do, all of us, if we want to not only survive, but thrive through it, and through the pain build something better. Not out of panic, or fear, we don’t want to make decisions and create new institutions in haste, but out of clear understanding, acceptance, taking responsibility and most of all, out of love – for ourselves, our family, our neighbors, our planet, our great grandchildren. Sometimes we need to feel the pain before we act.

I could write volumes here, but I’ll stop now! Our blog is almost up, it’s driving me crazy, I want to launch it NOW! 🙂 Soon, any day now. I’m writing on just these topics.

I would love to address the precious metals thing from my perspective. My dad is a numismatist and coin expert/dealer, and I’ve watched the market and his business since I was born. I think there is tremendous value in understanding the precious metals market, what it can tell us about the dollar, what it can tell us about money itself, and there’s actually a very sacred place for these metals in our economy, but they’ve been debased and whored out, so to speak, for a long time now. I’m a fan of Ron Paul and his desire to audit the fed, but going back to a gold standard would be going backwards in our evolution and economic system. However, I feel there is a very real, very special place for precious metals in the New Paradigm.

I am no investment specialist, but seeing the market form the inside for the past 15+ years, I can tell you I believe these metals make fantastic investments ALONGSIDE other preparations and as part of an overall strategy. As the dollar goes down, they go up up and up. Consistently over time, without fail. That’s my condensed two cents for now!

Again, cheers to you Alexis for speaking about these topics and trying to do so in a real, authentic, positive way.

Your post isn’t even close to fear mongering (in comparison to what is really TRUE, you were barely scratching the surface)….and people who ask you to back up what you are saying or think you are being over the top, are the ones who unfortunately will be hurt most. Truth is power. Fear mongering only works if you don’t do your own homework anyway. It is no secret the dollar is heading down quickly. Not sure who would function better during this crisis – those already in poverty, living on very little, or those used to so much and don’t know how to self sustain.

I’m going to The Great Wealth Transfer conference in April, some of the financial leaders in “the know” are presenting and talking about strategies for whats to come and how to invest as well as the best ways to create income during the worst times. I don’t know how to post that email here but if you click on the link I attached, I think Mike Dillard would send the invite out if you opt’d in (not 100% sure though). I can send it to you via email if you want it.

http://www.theelevationgroup.net/capture.php?a_aid=162131&a_bid=e6b01db8

GO PERU!!! YAY! I agree on the energy there and all I’ve been thinking about is moving there! I was going to contact simon and family to try to get connected there as well….I originally wanted to adopt a boy from there but in the wake of our economy, I’d first love to set up a business there as well as own some property. I just got done watching some videos from the Pro Mujer org in Peru, AMAZING what they are doing for the women of Peru! I’d love to help that group and you would be an amazing asset to their biz training!! Maybe that would be another connection there for you:) Either way, I’d love to be a part of your Peru planning community in any way!

See you in San Diego in a couple weeks!

What a great question, short and sweet. I am doing and have been doing deep inner work. Connecting to energy of love which is beyond our current society and foundations which to me are built upon fear. I too am working on connecting to like minded people and building a collective of individuals who want to create a new way of living on this planet. I do this through filming transparent conversations and this allows me to meet so many similar beings and it also creates unity.

For me it’s all about letting go, allowing and knowing this moment truly is all there is. Much of the time I am not living or worrying about the future but like you said the key is making sure we are spiritually confident to adapt and accept whatever the unknown brings.

It’s funny but when you truly say yes to the unknown, the unknown becomes the known and in this moment there is nothing to fear because what we all fear at our core is the unknown. What we all fear at our core is death = loss. If you die before you die, realise you have nothing to lose but only so much to gain by these current falling structures we have in place, especially the financial system which cannot and has not supported our species collectively ever.

This is a time to tell new stories, there is GREAT growth in pain, and in fact I would go as far to say you cannot experience growth without pain and struggle but these again are just words. If there is no right or wrong, good or bad and all is exactly how it is and beautiful too! Then really we have nothing to fear and can sit with this present awareness and experience whatever comes with eyes open and allow ourselves to flow like water to the events which will show themselves in the coming months.

When you are in real love, seeing yourself as a living breathing organism of trillions of cells completely part of this whole planet, intrinsically connected to the whole magical design then surrendering to what is, is the only action I see which gives me the power to make any real difference in this moment right now.

This choice and action allows me the ability to be love and enjoy the whole experience of being alive on this planet with you all. If you let truth and love guide you, you will attract the same vibration and then create from that resonance.

If you ask yourself are you having fun right now because if you are not then it’s time to make some changes. There has always been imminent disasters on the horizon and one thing is for sure nobody gets out alive so peace, love noooooo stress. There is no stress in love. Especially if love has no opposite!!!

Simon – on the Sofa

Alexis,
I lived off grid outside Austin Texas for almost two years. I lived in a tent with my then husband and we were trying to build a sustainable off grid structure and lifestyle. ( I did this while it rained for 6 months straight…and also while pregnant). We basically purposely chose to operate as if the World was already in the condition you are alluding to, in order to see if and how we could do it. We formed connections with a whole group of like minded people and started our own intentional community which met regularly to do work parties on each others property as well as to support each other in countless other ways…in spite of all our heart…and a willingness by many people to think outside our boxes…there were MANY challenges… Looking back I think many of the challenges came from EGO and fear. It can be so hard to make peace with Ego and to let go of fear. For complicated reasons I eventually chose to return to “standard civilization” bringing my lessons with me ( though i still have the land and sometimes dream of returning). It has been so hard to merge the two worlds or to find some place of balance in between…this is probably part of my great work to help myself and others navigate these very waters of which you speak…To truly be in community, asks of me to put down my fear, doubt, comparison…all my masks and everything that keeps me low…and to keep putting it down every time I pick it up. It really is so much about letting go. So for now, I choose to invest in continuing to learn to let go and let myself rise and gather others together and support them as they rise as well.

Alexis,

I, too, deconstructed a kingdom that was not based on my most nourishing dream about a year ago. Since then, I have been living in intentional community at Grace Grove and have created a program that walks people through getting REALLY CLEAR on their deepest dreams and then Zenning their life around it (see http://www.zenyourbodyzenyourlife.com).

I left a huge security blanket to do all this. I was the “Quiet Queen” of an international wellness organization and I basically lived out of my car and with friends because of my insistence on being honored as a goddess and living my truest dream of life which means SOVEREIGNTY for me.

…in the name of sovereignty, I took your course http://www.moneymaptofreedom.com because I am BOUND AND DETERMINED to make a living for myself so I can live MY DREAM and not someone elses.

I am now looking for where I will build my SANCTUARY in a community of like minded others where I can participate in the new paradigm and contribute my skills. I may do this at the retreat that my x is building (we began it together right before we restructured our relationship) as long as it is in harmony with my highest self.

So, I am on it, I am in it and I have released all fears to live it.

Thank you for being such a fearless Way-shower,
Beth Leone
http://www.livesoulful.com
http://www.zenyourbodyzenyourlife.com

Beth, thanks for sharing your courageous journey. Good for you that you were able to take Alexis’s course “money map to freedom”. Create your vessel, budget your path, hold your intentions, and then LISTEN for cues.

The main reason I’m commenting on your post is that I went to your website http://www.livesoulful.com and I was totally fed by the colors! What a full expression of soul through the medley of colors! Thank you!

All the best to you in your search for a Sanctuary of like minded souls. I too am grateful for the leadership Alexis shares.

Rose

Ok I’m reading These posts crapping myself (pardon language) because I’m feeling a connection to what is being said but I have no idea where to look for research, no idea what to prepare for (the end of the world?) and no idea what the shift in wealthis all about. I would really appreciate some guidance & clarity. Thanks

Alexis, in looking back at history, our country has endured similiar shifts in the past, things that at the time, seemed impossible to overcome – that literally divided our nation and caused a rift that seemed to be forever ongoing – but weren’t. I’m curious what it is that you feel is different about the present time in our evolution? I hope you don’t mind my asking, however, if you do feel that fear and uncertainity, how are you able to do the work you do? I know that for me personally, if I felt a high level of concern and fear, it would then be difficult for me to speak the language of being “open” and “going for it” with business owners, etc. Rather, I would be wanting them to “take cover” and pull-in, not expand. I guess I’m trying to understand how to bridge the gap I sense from the messaging. But, that may just be me!

Maria, it was great to be w/ you this past weekend. Next time we are together, let’s talk more about Peru. There is a built in business ready there for the right people and one couple that already wants to invest and live there. Let’s connect about this at longevity. Love you!

Hi Laurie, Thanks for asking this question. It’s an important one. How do I do the work I do and inspire/encourage openness and expansion while feeling the fear and uncertainty about the future of our economy?

Learning to hold this both/and paradigm within us is a key piece of training for whatever is coming our way, I am certain of that. We have to learn to be afraid and stay open. That is why business is such a great vehicle for our transformation – we have to learn to be afraid and expand there too.

As for what is different now evolutionarily – evolution is speeding up. I will post a piece on the Great Radiation when we went from not a single flower on our planet to an explosion of flowers of every kind, color and type within the blink of an eye. We are on the precipice of exactly the same kind of evolution now, but the flowers are us. And we are transforming more rapidly now than we ever have before.

Of course, that is frightening and many changes are happening. They will begin to happen more quickly now than they ever have before. And those of us who are awake to it will be in training to prepare for whatever comes our way so that we can be the calm in the midst of the chaos.

Does that help?

Alexis

Rose, thank you. I am so excited to meet Elisha at Eden and you as well one of these days in the not so distant future.