Unaware - Aware - Alert - Alarm
Remember the days when we could go for a walk anytime of the day or night? Swinging our arms with not a care in the world and listening to our favorite music just bee bopping along. Back in the day when UNAWARE was OK. Not any more. Boy, I'm getting old, that was along time ago!
We need to take Unaware out of our vocabulary and Be AWARE at all times this day and age, no matter where one lives or how in shape one is. Today I don't walk alone, if you know what I mean? Today I need to be Aware of all my surroundings so sad to say, I don't listen to my favorite music anymore while taking a stroll or speed walking for exercise. Today I look, I use my eyes and see my surroundings.
I had an experience just this week where I became Alert. From being trained at Wild West Academy and practicing I knew how to handle myself. I was out walking and it was dark. I passed a parked car. Soon after, the car started to move slowly never passing me, with only the cruising lights and no head lights on. Just cruising real slow behind me. I wasn't feeling to comfortable.
I felt Alarm coming over me. I look and then looked again. Still cruising slow behind me. There were cars parked to the other side of me so I walked in that direction to get behind the engine block of those cars and so I was not out in the open. I bent down as to tie my shoe, still looking around me and put my hand on "Elliot" .....The driver I am sure did not see me posture as if I had a gun because I was on the other side of the cars. [Or maybe he did?] At that point he sped off and then turned the head lights on and off he went.
Ahhh...Elliot stayed in place...and off I went.
Grateful I am, that I have never had to use force. And grateful that I was aware of the situation and was able to handle myself in a calm way and mostly, to report nothing happened. I was prepared, just in case imminent death, sexual assault or grave bodily harm was to come to me.
So when you are out for your walk day or night alone or with someone...Always be AWARE of what is going on around you. Armed or Unarmed
Be Safe....................Oh by the way, who do you think Elliot is? ;-)
