Opting Out of the Recession

I decided to opt out of the recession and am writing today to encourage you to do the same.  There are many ways in which to do this, and you certainly don't need a facebook account in order to participate.  I'll share some ideas with you:

• Refrain from asking people how their business/job outlook/etc. is going "in light of the economic crisis"...especially if you do it with the tell-tale "worried face".
  
  • Instead - Ask people if their tulips are up yet, what they think about the new yard waste protocols, or if they've tried any good recipes lately.  Use the precious moment you have with someone else to focus on the wonders of life, not the fears.
• Resist the urge to focus on theoretical hardships, those "what if" traps laid by negative thinking.
  • Instead - Spend quiet time every day being grateful for all that you have, are, do, feel, etc.  Notice the positives and practice gratitude!
• Reduce negativity in your thinking, actions and words.  Much of the way in which we approach our lives comes from without - the tendency to compare ourselves to others, to media, to convention.  When all the news is bad news - and you choose to consume it - all life will eventually seem bad.
  • Instead - Choose to be internally referential.  Go within - through meditation, self-study, reflection, or whatever technique works for you - in order to determine who and what you truly are (rather than what the world says you should be).  Once you see your glory, and that of the world around you, negative thinking will feel absurd.
• Redirect your money.  When things feel tight because of outside influences (whether they have actually tightened for you or not) and you begin to horde your income, things will become tight in your local (or larger-scale) economy.
  • Instead - Spend wisely, but spend, nonetheless.  I'm not talking about frivolities here, I'm talking about using your money as a way in which to vote for services you appreciate and want to see stay in business.  I'm talking about letting money come into your life and leave again in order to go into someone else's life.  Consciously direct where your money flows and own the results of your spending...not just on your bank account, but the results on other people's lives, as well.  Support your local economy!
• Share the idea!  Tell the businesses you frequent, your friends and family about the reality of this "option".  We can choose to shift the gunk out of our relationship with money.  We can choose to allow the flow of money (which is merely a representation of energy, which must flow freely for an organism - or organization - to thrive) in our lives and in the economy.

Opting out of the recession may be the best stimulus package around.  It isn't at taxpayer expense, and it supports everyone who chooses to participate!

Please share your ideas for more ways in which we can Opt Out of the Recession.

Comments

[claudia]

What a great post. Thanks for this!