Making Connections To Form TRIADs
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Once you have decided to form a TRIAD, and for what subject/object you
are going to form it, the issue then becomes where to find the
individuals to form it with. In many instances this will not be a
problem. If the TRIAD is going to be about where you work or go to
school, or about your religious congregation, then the connections are
obvious. In other instances you may have to put forth a bit more
effort.
For example, if you wish to focus on a health concern, you may well find
web sites and blogs that deal with the particular area you wish to
address but the problem is that, while you may be able to get someone
there to respond to a question, the responses may not be as immediate as
you wish, as interactive as necessary, as personal as you like or have
the in-depth knowledege about your particular situation to be as
supportive as you need. Still, such sources may give you the contacts
necessary to set up a TRIAD which can then resolve all those
deficiencies and more. What you need in most areas of life, and what most people really desire whether they realize it or not, is the empathetic support of real friends. Everyone needs real friends who have a comprehensive knowledgeable understanding of their personal situation. That is what you should get, and need to give, in a TRIAD. Two friends who are facing, and trying to solve the same life problems that you are, can truly understand your challenges and, through the power of consultation, you are all more likely to find both satisfactory solutions and emotional support. Later in the book we will examine some of the techniques of consultation that you can use in a TRIAD. For the moment, let us address the issue of finding others with whom you can TRIAD in preparation for catastrophe. Quite frankly, because TRIADing is a revolutionary new concept, this is something that we are going to have to work out. Until now, so few people have 'prepped' that most preppers feel quite isolated. You are very fortunate if among your acquaintances there are two other people who fulfill the requirements of forming a TRIAD with you, and who are willing to do so. Even if you know people with whom you would like to form a TRIAD, it will be a missionary effort to inform them about TRIADs and to motivate them to form one. SAFE and Ark Two are two resources that already have networks that we hope to modify to work with the TRIAD concept and with which we hope to establish a TRIAD network in itself. (More details are to be found about that in an appendix.) There is another organization or two out there on the Internet that have the 'prepper' orientation that could well form TRIAD networks once they have learned about them - if they are inclined to do so. For our own networks, how we envision this working is that we are creating a database of zip codes and email addresses. We can then send to a participant the email addresses of others in their zip code area - and these people can poll each other about creating a TRIAD for the purpose of prepping. As one becomes acquainted with others in their geographic area they will eventually be able to determine whether these are people with a similar goal as they have, and whether they have skills and other characteristics that make it desirable to form a TRIAD. One may form several such TRIADs, some of which may prove to be dysfunctional, but they will be quite blessed if even one or two perform. It is not absolutely necessary that one TRIAD in their immediate area. The Internet greatly expands the scope that we can reach. So long as the Internet is functional it can certainly provide the communication for fulfilling many of the functions of TRIADing and, in this special case of preparing for disaster, could even be an assist in helping to relocate. Communication is so important to both TRIADing and survival that in the SAFE organization we are trying to develop an entirely new means of communication called the Emergency Messaging System (EMS) that will be available even if the Internet and telephones are not. That, however, is a subject beyond the scope of this book and if it is something that interests you, then you can find out about it in the SAFE organization, which is something that we highly encourage you to join. Because the TRIAD concept is so new and novel, it may take some considerable effort to spread it. Though, like other surprising things in this world, there is also the possibility that it may go 'viral'. Indeed, what we are looking for/expecting/hoping for is a 'tipping point' in current events that will be of such a nature that masses of people will suddenly take an interest in prepping and what this book has to offer. After reading this book you will understand the concept well enough to synopsize it in a conversation with someone and to introduce them into the process. It may be that they will become sufficiently interested so as to obtain the book itself. The better that one understands the process, the better they can apply it. How others acquire understanding need not be limited to the book. If you become sufficiently enthused and knowledgeable about the TRIAD process, you can conduct seminars to teach others. You could do this on a volunteer basis or offer paid sessions, whether related to prepper needs or not. Here is an idea: To figure out how to establish TRIADs, or a TRIAD promotional organization, form a TRIAD about TRIADing or promoting TRIADs. Shared experiences in how to conduct seminars or how to get publicity could go a long way in making your enterprise successful. There is also our TRIAD blog. Whether TRIADs become widely used or little known, the benefit of a TRIAD to you will be the same. Indeed, if you were the only person in the world to have a TRIAD, you would reap its benefits. However, the better TRIADs are known, and the more of them that there are, the easier it will be for you to establish or become a member of a TRIAD or, within reason, multiple TRIADs. Most of all, the more TRIADs that there are, the more will the community around you be benefited because TRIADs will greatly enhance social structure and can be the means of solving many social problems. For preppers, the need for TRIADs is presently pressing because for them everywhere there is presently a dearth of support. I hope to provide help for them through our organizations, web sites, blogs and publications such as this. But if you are a prepper you will also have to make your own effort to find and maintain the TRIAD support that you sorely need.
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