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Heading Into 2009

I really prefer to be a positive thinker. In fact, I do believe that our thoughts can create our reality. That if we look at the sunny side of things, we will be and feel happier. I've experienced that many times in my life. However, I don't think we can ignore the all too present reality of economic collapse that America, and much of the world, is facing right now. Our lives are going to change, in some ways for the better but in many ways it is going to be very hard--it already is happening for those who've lost their jobs recently. Now, my positive take on this is that through hard times we can gain a better perspective on what's truly important, we can gain community as folks pull together to help each other out, and in this day and age we can envision a future economic reality where perhaps we are not as hard on the very planet we inhabit. But all the positives aside, we have a lot of work to do to survive the hard times. Maybe it won't hit you. But mayb...