Well would you look at that. A new year has crept up on us. The one good thing you can say about January, it is a great time to start over. A new year, clean slate, fresh start or any of those cliches you care to insert--your choice.
Earlier today we gained a new president. Change is supposed to be on the way...I expect the changes to be positive and for the general well being of the country. We do need all the political bickering to stop. I personally don't care which party comes up with a solution or claims the credit...just do something to make things better. We need people of action make some sane decisions, come up with a plan and get it going.
The people who take action are the ones who make history. Not the ones who sit around and throw stones at new ideas. As the new president takes over the reigns, I can't help but think about the economy. It never should have gotten this bad. But Greed with a capital G apparently became what the markets were all about. A mentality of 'Let me get mine and then I'll be rich enough that I won't be affected by the fallout' seems to have permeated the financial markets. Now the rest of us pay.
In my last post I said I had been invited to attend the recession. I refused to attend and I still do. I believe in my heart of hearts that the economy is driven by state of mind. When people finally get tired stepping on their lower lip, they are going to look up and charge ahead and start buying and making the things we all need and the recession will become a thing of the past. I'm not a Pollyanna but I KNOW that people in this country are resilient and determined to move ahead.
I was talking with someone yesterday and we both agreed that people who do what I do will be in great demand shortly. Those of us who tend to see the glass as half full all the time and who can convey a positive, motivational message are precisely the people to lead other people out of the mental morass we as a people get into at times--times like right now. Yes there are conflicts and problems around the world. But understand. Life is about ATTITUDE...it's all attitude. Our attitudes affect the way we look at and perform in life. Doesn't it make sense to find the good in life rather than always singing 'poor poor pitiful me?' You don't have to live in a swamp...crawl out onto the shore and stand up and turn your face into the sun. Nothing good can happen until you take some action.
It's a new year and a new start for all of us. Let's make the most of it. If you need help, just let me know. Let's make this new start one worth remembering.
