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"Once you begin thinking about it, there are numerous opportunities to make Personal Safety Nets work within your own life and the lives of the people you love." James J. Marshall-Ward, Executive Director, Rosehedge/Multifaith Works.

"Funny how situations that seem initially as overwhelming can be less so, with the love and support of friends, and by taking action." B. J. Bullert

"Your presence, respect, clarity helped build community on the spot." NEST (North East Seattle Together) seminar attendee.

"I’ll always be grateful for reading “Personal Safety Nets” and the help and guidance it provided when my father was ill." Rachael Weakland

"It's helpful to learn to be intentional about things we take for granted - that's the real value of this training." Camp Fire USA seminar attendee.

"A Plan Beats a Panic Every Time." Jane Bryant Quinn

"Thank you for writing your book Personal Safety Nets. I'm sure that I will read it a number of times over the next several years and draw new lessons from it each time." Jeff Greene

"I wish everyone had this training!" Navos seminar attendee

"My plans are to utilize some of this poetic wisdom and work with Judy Pigott and her great methodology in handling personal crisis." Ralph Johnson

"Every congregation should address this." Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry seminar attendee

Teaching you the skills to pull people, plans and paper together to handle life's challenges and changes

Think Ahead

Think ahead of time about whom you'll turn to if you are stumped or scared. Let them know you value and count on them. If there's too much information in front of you or there are too many demands coming your way, it's just like having too many scorpions. So create your own Scorpion-Free Zone. Then, when that time does come - because it will:

Call upon your Personal Safety Net of people
Identify the issue as clearly as possible
Use the power of Collective IQ to come up with possibilities
Acknowledge, use, and appreciate the skills of each member
Keep reaching out to each other

And create your own Scorpion-Free Zone!

(This tip follows the story titled: Scorpion-Free Zone found in the Nov 2008 newsletter)

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Asking for help

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Careshare teams

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Dealing with the unknown

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Planning

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Univerity of Hawaii at Manoa

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