Happy 2009!

Wow... has it been 4 months since my last post? Incredible.

Did I have a life back then or maybe it was more like did I just curl up under a rock to see how the new year would eventually start? Well sadly, I don't see any improvement since November. Actually I think the challenges have grown a bit since then. With the global economy in a shamble, it actually has been very overwhelming at the home from.

Employment is scarce and it is in situations like this that you find out who your true friends are. The ones that will worry about your state of health and mind, the ones who will check up on you even from a distance, the ones that will offer a hand and the ones that will put a smile on your face.

When you stop the spinning and analyse this a bit more thoroughly, it sure isn't as bad as you have the possibility to make it really. If you decide to hop on the Gloom Train, you are in for a ride. One you might not come back from. But if you decide to change your perception and look a bit further into your core, you might just find a bit more strength that you thought you had. Yep, remember, "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger"? It really is true.

The important thing is to surround yourself with as many positive people and environment as possible. Leave behind the cynics, the negative dwellers, the "poor me". You might also want to turn the Daily News Broadcast off a few times a week.

It doesn't mean you have to stop being compassionate. But in most instance, there is a time to grieve, a time to cry, a time to heal and a time to move on. Let's make the time to move a priority.

If by looking around you can't put your hand on anything positive, well... SEEK IT!! I mean, you are on the Internet now, the most powerful tool you can have to search for solace.

Move those fingers. There are plenty of people just like you that are thirsty for this kind of "food for the soul". Let it become your DAILY intake of news.

Try this and expand on it:

The Great News Network
http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/

It won't be a quick fix but it sure helps!

Let me know how you are doing!

Be strong!