[Pil-pc-oceania] How long before the depression will occur?

[Fern Rainbow]

Thanks russ.
I was born in the late 70's and brought up by parents who were into self-sufficiency and responded to the oil crisis in the 70's.  Although I haven't been aware of hubbard's peak oil graphs until this millenium, for all my life i've been aware of the upcoming world resource crisis and the limited supply, limitation and the pollution caused by our fossil fuel using society.  And all my life I've been aware of permaculture and solutions/ alternative ways.

Our local council, and many community members are interested in getting a EDAP happening for our area, the interest in this keeps growing, and many people were very keen after david holmgren's public talk in apollo bay. i'd like to start having community solution workshops and really start to galvanise this interest, but i'm finding that I just don't have the time to work on this bioregional level... I'm really needing  to get my own "lifeboat" in order, and I can't self-sacrifice, i've done this too much in past and i need to break my tendency to do this, and I only wish to do community work that integrates my own needs, but l can't afford (time or financially) to do voluntary work, even though this continues to be expected and demanded of me.
I do feel that an economic depression is imminent, and wish to be as self-reliant as possible, and to be equipped with all the tools I require, but I do wish I had the capacity to do more bioregional level work currently, but I just can't.

Only action can result from my feelings and disappointment, no despair or anger (i have no time for emotional indulgences), but thanks for the warning.  Although at times it's difficult not to be frustrated by the amount of work needed to be done, and not having the capacity to do it.

Love
Fern