What's the Economy Got to Do with It?

By now, I'm hoping most of you have made the association between the title of this blog and the song, "What's Love Got to Do with It?"

With all the media on the troubled economy, it struck me in one article I was reading (although I try not to dwell too much on it), how the last "recession" was in 1973-1974.

It was amazing because I thought back how much my life has changed since then.

In fact the period of 1973-1974 was the beginning of a heydey for me. I had just recently graduated from New York University with a degree in Journalism. I had a choice of two jobs, one was working for the Associated Press (in Des Moines, Iowa, no less). The other was working for advertising giant Ogilvy & Mather off Madison Avenue in New York City.

I was living in Brooklyn with my parents -- in the projects I am proud to say (the Linden Houses to be specific).

In other words, if there was a recession, I did not know it. It never occured to me that I could not get a job, it did not occur to me that my life could not be great. The only thing I remember around that time is about the gas lines -but since I didn't drive (it was New York mind you, the hub of public transportation), even that didn't matter.

All of this was BEFORE the Law of Attraction became the rage and so on. Of course, I always have been a positive thinker. I simply did not dwell on any negativity. In fact, I did not even acknowledge it.

I received a recent loving message from a friend along these lines which reaffirmed what I had been thinking about the past several days.

In challenging times, whether they be economic or not, the essence of who we are DOES NOT change. If we have a history of being successful and overcoming any supposed obstacles, then we can continue down that road because success is in our blood! And even if we don't have an stellar history of success, scientists now say that we can re-wire our brains for something different. It's called neuroplasticity. So see, no excuses!

In conclusion, if you are going to dwell on anything, dwell on your past successes and how God hasn't let you fail before and he won't let you fail now!

By the way, I wound up taking the job at the Associate Press in Des Moines, Iowa. It was one the best years of my life. I met the most amazing people and yes, I learned to drive there!