Living Without Electricity

in #cent2 years ago

For the past few days I've been living without electricity because of some irresponsible happenings from someone who was supposed to handle it (not me). Now, don't feel bad for us here at the house, whenever a hurricane passes by we sometimes end up without any electricity for a few days.

Everytime I've lived without electricity, it humbles me greatly. Yet, the humbling experience is just a small aspect of it, when this happens I like to think of different ways to pass the time or just create something when there's no electricity. This time, I'm still not feeling too well to be out to make something, but I've been keeping my mind a little busy with some random thoughts about renewable energy or making life easier without modern electricity.

Things like an automatic irrigation system to water the plants without typical electricity. Stuff like that is what really gets my mind going. Although it is a bummer that I'll be out of electricity for another few days, it's still a great time to ponder on some future plans to make situations like this a little easier.

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Some things just never change. Lol

A few days without electricity can be rough.

Everytime I've lived without electricity, it humbles me greatly.

When habits are built assuming electricity, it's very disruptive having it go out. The key is building different and better habits that do not rely on modern tech. Our family often wonders if we will be living without electricity, we hear rumors of "rolling blackouts" and "natural gas shortages". If the gas is shut off this winter, we're going to have to get very creative on keeping warm, it gets very cold where we live in the winter time.

We are practicing being grateful for the abundance we enjoy today, because we should not assume we will always have these luxuries. If we complain now when things are comfortable, I can't imagine how we'd do if things became uncomfortable. It takes practice to be content, no matter the circumstances.

Yes, absolutely. Luckily my family are preppers and we've got some contingency plans for situations like this. Today, the electricity is back on so we're getting back to our regular routine. Things are looking up.

That's good to hear!