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Okay, I know I'm all about the good news here, but I have to talk a bit about this recession.  All over the news, water cooler, blogs and talk radio, people are focused on how bad things are getting and how much they don't have anymore.  And to be honest with you, a focus on what you don't have, and how bad things could get, well, that's not likely to pull you through.  Basically, I'm here to say that you can ride this recession with a smile.  Yes, a smile.  And here's how. In my hears as a psychologist I've had the opportunity to see a lot of people work through more struggles and trauma than you can imagine.

To the contrary, every single instance of emotional growth and recovery has involved, som action, some drive and some "doing".  One must get up off the couch, open the door to their house and step out in to the world, before any change can happen.  And with the economy wallowing in the muck and mire of a recession, one could be compelled to simply flop on the proverbial couch and say, "Yep, food prices are high, home values have dropped and well, I might as well sit on the couch and read more bad news."  If one elects to do that, well we know what happens next, nothing.  Sitting, moping, and depressively basking in the recession will do absolutely nothing. 

Riding the recession with a smile means to stare it in the face while one is up on their feet, challenging themselves to find ways to succeed.   For you to make it through these times there must be an unrelenting and everpresent emphasis on the good news and the potential that you bring to the table.  This is the energy, and the drive that multiplied by millions of people will foster a new sense of hope, optimism and resilience.  Will it be easy? Doubtful.  Will it be done?  Absolutely yes!  So, get up, take action and initiate the pursuit of, creation and ongoing embrace of the good news in our world.  Do this each and every day and you'll see the recession's impact on your psyche shrink, while your infectious optimism and outcome grows, and grows, and grows. 

Yes.  You are good news!