Taking Care of Business

Yesterday I heard so-called "news" (for the 6th or 8th time) that the Recession will be deeper and longer than originally expected. While I value the need for factual reporting of economic news, I doubt that a prolonged emphasis on negative details is healthy. Bad news will still be there, whether we repeat it or not. Repeating may serve less to inform, than to remind us to be discouraged, or fretful, or depressed.
Will our future be built on worry that our shortcomings will lead to our failure, or on hope that our strengths will outlast adversity? Reports of negative news will not cease, but we can remind ourselves to be hopeful, as we focus on positive things that do not change: our assets of talent, resolve, and innovation; and the shared energy of love and community.