[Carol]

Thank you for explaining your purpose. Your threads are not lost. As we speak moderators are moving threads into the appropriate categories. In a few days time you along with the other members will have access to the threads being moved. We have 5 pages of links to sort through and we have to go through each one individually to know where it goes. Please be patient. It will all sort itself out in the end.

As for the other issue, fear; let’s look at this one together. Having lived through the '89 San Francisco earthquake it was easy to observe that one whether abrupt changes more easily if one is prepared by having a back-up plan in place.

For instance, what if the power were to go out? One is not living in fear when they prepare for winter. They are just being both practical and prudent. What they do is stock up on wood for the fireplace or propane for other heating purposes. We lived in a remote area where the average temperature of 22 degrees in the winter for months on end and the power went out during windstorms on a regular basis. Being prepared meant taking steps to insure one wasn’t going to succumb to the elements and would also have a means to prepare food.

In another remote area that we lived in when the power went out that meant that the water pump didn’t work and there was no water to even flush toilets. These are basic issues, which must be addressed during unexpected changes and are best handled when prepared for ahead of time.

Aloha,

Makani