What a Whirlwind We Live In

Recently, I was having a conversation about the latest buzz topic.. 'the economy' and the other buzz topic of late, 'the election'. I've been paying attention to how much I've been affected by the media. Have you noticed their outpouring of fear, doom and gloom into my head and my psyche.

I got to thinking about the last time we experienced this kind of frenzy and it was during Y2K. Do you remember how fearful things were leading up to January 1, 2000? Do you remember the frenzy the media had us whipped into? Oh my goodness, I had friends staking claims in the hills just in case everything collapsed!

Looking back, it seems funny today doesn't it? But at the time, it was very real. I liken today to that time back then as well. No doubt, things are not too great right now and a lot of people have lost a lot of money. It's unfortunate and in no way can we ever feel the depth of what some are going through right now.

For the rest of us, the thing I think about is this. We're going to get through it. Some people will despair. Some will prosper. But most will trudge along and get through it, despite the hits they are taking.

We are a resilient people. I think we don't give ourselves enough credit for the things we go through and how we arrive 'at the other side'. Today's 'crisis' is NOT the end of the world, unless you let it be. If you've spent any substantial amount of adult time on this earth, you've been through some kind of crisis before. And here you are, still alive to tell about it.

So what to do today? Well, I don't know about you, but I've stopped watching the news. I don't listen to it on the radio. And I'm not reading the newspapers right now either. I do still get emails and some exposure to what's going on, via the internet, but I limit that as well.

For me to prosper, not just muddle through, it requires me to have an upbeat, big picture, forward thinking head on my shoulders. And I know myself, I'm not that way when I'm fearful.

So call me an ostrich if you'd like, but my watching the sensationalism behind all that fear, doom and gloom is not going to change one iota, no not one thing. I'm not going to change my position, my finances, stocks, retirement, etc. I'm in for the long haul, and I don't know about you, but I'm going to make it through to the other side of this with flying colors.