Finding some good in the recession
The current recession and economic climate has been and continues to be a huge challenge for many of us. Is is very upsetting. Because of it we have been forced to live our lives with less money to spend. For many of us it is hard just to pay the essential bills to maintain a home and provide food for the family. No money left over for the extras we have always expected and enjoyed such as dining out, shopping for all kinds of personal items, things for the home, toys for the kids as well as the adults, travel, weekends away, even vacations. So now, without these things to buy us satisfaction and a sense of comfort we have to find our satisfaction and comfort in other, non material ways. Speaking for myself at least and I hope this is true for you too, I have to think that, in some ways, this has turned out to be a good thing. With less money to spend on things to buy us pleasure, we are finding pleasure and comfort in non material things that money cannot buy. We are putting more time and energy into appreciating personal relationships, spending time with family and friends. Perhaps in the long run we will benefit individually, as families, as communities and as a country, from this time to reevaluate what is really important in life. Surely our personal relationships are more important and more valuable than all the “things” we can acquire. So my hope is that every one of us can find some positives from living with less money to spend. One day in the future we will look back and be pleased that we were given this opportunity to re evaluate and take pleasure in the simpler and non material things life hold for us.
Article written by Susan Duva
Personnel Consultant
Plaza Personnel Service, a permanent placement Employment Agency
