A survival kit is as a survival kit does. What does it do? It serves a purpose. To help get you safely to your next destination, be it literally or metaphorically.

 A survival kit is…

An insurance policy.

A personal and unique set of ‘tools’.

Different from one to the next.

A set of things to keep you alive, safe, mobile.

Sometimes portable and sometimes not so much.

Sometimes fits in your pockets, other times a back pack.

Big, small, and all in-between.

Often hidden in plain site.

An inspiration of self-reliance.

Filled with items dependent upon it’s intention or specific purpose.

Thought provoking of your state of readiness.

A stepping stone from trouble to safety.

Taking responsibility for one’s self.

A shining light in a dark and fearful hour.

A ray of hope.

Variable in nearly infinite ways.

Sometimes a reflection of you.

Practical and bold at the same time.

An example that we don’t need that much to survive.

Your friend in a time of trouble.

Assurance that you can get there.

And most of all… a sign of the times.