Time to Begin Anew

Okay we all know times are tough and probably not going to get better soon, but as my Grandmother said "inside every dark cloud there is a silver lining." Everyday I hear from friends and business partners who are getting the dreaded pink slip, falling behind on bills, and just trying to make it one day at a time.

I am not immune to this economic slow down either, but I refuse to give up on my dream. "Yes we can" is my motto now. I listen to the news and hear the grim reports and say "Yes we can." With every breath I take, a new beginning is just around the corner and I will be at the forefront of the next adventure called life.

For those who recently lost there job, grieve for your loss, take inventory of the talents you have gained, take a time out from the hustle, and look deep inside and find the passion (the job) that you always wanted not just the one you had to have. This is a great time to rediscover the passion in each of us that awakens who we are and makes us wake up each day and say "I love my work;" the passion that provides the sustenance of mind, body, and soul.

As we celebrate the 200 year birth of Abraham Lincoln, remember these honored words "The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country." Lincoln's Second Annual Message to Congress, December 1, 1862.