2009

Posted on January 10, 2009 by mm-admin

I feel very optimistic about 2009. Despite the economic situation, the forecasts of unemployment, businesses closing, etc., I still feel very optimistic. It was a feeling that came over me the first week in January as I was watching all the “doom and gloom” on TV. I suddenly had a warm feeling inside of me and wanted to say “It is not going to be as bad as 2008.” I do not know why I feel this way, but I do. It is bringing long sought-after change to not only the USA, but to so many other countries around the world. Change we need. On many of the radio interviews I have done since the New Year, I have stated what I have written above, that I do feel 2009 is the year of change. I also feel it will be the middle of 2010 before we see any change financially in a positive way. Will it still be tough? You betcha! The new US President will have his hands full in many areas of government, but he is a man of truth, he has high standards, and he loves the USA so much.

I have every confidence in him as a leader. I am still an Australian citizen, but I live and am a permanent resident now in the USA. He is my leader, despite my not being able to vote for him, and my not being a citizen. So much has been written about people wanting to assassinate him. Like many Presidents before him, he is vulnerable to this. However, I feel he will be so well protected it is unlikely and, even if he were attacked, I feel he will survive. He has already taken one assassination in a past life as Abraham Lincoln, but this time around, he has to finish the job he was not able to do as “Honest Abe.”

In Australia they have seen an upsurge in people learning to cook, learning how to make their own clothes, making do, shopping at thrift stores, and cutting down expenses on things they do not need. I can see that happening here also. I went through a recession in 1982. I lost everything I had apart from my furniture, and even then I ended up giving most of it away as a three-bedroom home did not fit into a small, two-bedroom apartment, and nobody wanted to buy it. It was a terrible time for me. I was married and had two children, but I coped. I had never had to go through a time like it before, but it is amazing what one can do if one has to do it. In my case, I had to do it. I could also do it again. I became stronger within myself for doing so. I learned so much during that time.

We can all do one of two things, feel sorry for ourselves and blame everyone and everything for our troubles and woes or, know that there are no accidents, everything is as it should be, cope as best we can, and get on with life. More than anything, do not worry about the future! The Universe knows what we need and, if we allow it to do so, it will bring it into our lives.

In 1983, I had one dress to my name and a pair of slippers. I had lost nearly all I held dear. As far as I was concerned God had let me down, there was no God. However, God chose to show me so many things that year. He showed me I could cope. I could feed a family of four on a quarter of what I had spent and everyone was spending per week on their grocery costs. God chose to show me how little I really needed in my life. He also showed me I had a lot of pride, as people came forward to assist me and I had to let go of pride and accept that help. I learned so much and more during that whole experience.

Today, I am a woman of means as one would put it. I have security financially, a beautiful home, a wonderful career, and an incredible husband. I am at peace in my life. However, I would not be where I am today without that 1983 experience. It taught me not to live on credit, and to this day, although I have a credit card, I pay it off every month. It allowed me to see that living in debt is not the place for me. One cannot save or move forward if one is steeped in debt, paying off accounts one should not have bought in the first place.

I have come a long way since 1983, a long, long way. However I have not forgotten anything I learned during that time, and I hope I never will. If I can get through a time like that, then anyone can. I turned it into an adventure. It can either be an adventure or it can be a disaster. If you are the same as I was all those years ago, which do you want it to be?

If you would like to ask a question about what is happening now, I would be only too pleased to answer it for you. Suze Orman also has a wonderful book out about what we need to know financially for 2009. It is in paperback at most supermarkets and book stores. Remember, you and you alone are the creator of your own reality. Make it a great reality!!