Middle Age Renewal--Is Life Too Scary Right Now?

For most of us at middle age or beyond, esternal events has become markedly more scary over the past 3 months. Like me, do you no longer have much faith in your retirement planning or advisor? Has your stock portfolio lost 50% of its value? Like me, I am certain you wonder how retirement funds could have looked so secure just last August!

Rather than using the bad economy as an excuse for doing nothing but feeling lousy, now may be the ideal time to begin to revive positive emotions--this very day! None of us can affird tio remain a helpless victim. I trust every one of us can learn to seize the presenr moment and to plan a more solid future. Also, we should take time out right now to cherish time with those closest to us. With family and loved ones, each one of us should ponder a realistic updated set of life-long priorities.

It should come as no surprise that as we begin to transform positively our thoughts and emotions, we will become increasingly confident of challenging the future. With a revitalized inner compass, we will nurthure our ability to stand up to the biggest challenges.. As a beneficial side effect, we will begin to respond with greater warmth and compassionate to those less fortunate.

Unless you are Ben Bernake or Henry Paulson, neither you nor I can do much restore the world economy. Each one of us does retain absolute power to positively impact our little corner of the globe. As we seek to revive positive emotions and establish a new game plan for today's financial realities, we risk absolutely nothing escept loss of our perpetual excuse for doing nothing, then moaning about the consequences. Let us all pledge not to begin or end each day on a sour note!

I would like to hear from others on how you are coping with the downturn and keeping financial stress at bay. Would it be beneficial for us to set up a chat group. Please post your resonse or e-mail me at:
roy@middleagerenewal,com.