Positive Thinking and the Credit Crunch

As I write this, I look at my cute suburban garden with its two Buddhas and I am immensely grateful .I went to the gym this morning, and had a great swim and workout, and as usual while I did that I conjured up all sorts of plans to do with my writing and my business. I’m grateful for that, too. I’m no less grateful for the fantastic views of the Pennines I have on the way back – a short eleven minute trip away. My heart soars.

I have debts. My day job is under threat. I don’t know how well my books will sell. My home is in negative equity. My daughter is getting married next August. My business might not succeed – though I actually think it will. Yet still me heart sings.

Somehow, I’m even grateful for the troubles of this present time. They represent a challenge.

Some positive news

• Folks, the sun is still shining. Despite the misconceived human attempt to warm up the planet, this ecosystem is still perfectly capable of supporting us all. If the sun shines, the plants grow, and the animals and the humans thrive.
• There are plenty of raw materials around.
• We can keep ourselves warm – as long as we don’t insist on doing it by drilling for oil. Thank goodness for solar panels and wind farms.
• There’s plenty of work. Just look at my little list:
  • All the rail tracks in the UK need replacing.
  • An aging population needs looking after.
  • My back door needs fixing.
  • I have a heap of admin that I don’t have time to do.
  • The outside of this house needs painting.
  • Mind you, there’s some work I wouldn’t wish on anyone. But we have the technology to pas those tasks over to robots.
• Six months ago we were told that energy prices and petrol prices were going to soar. They’ve actually gone down.
• Although there has been a fundamental problem at banking level, the media have added fuel to the whole problem. My 90 year old father had plenty of money in his bank account. He could have afforded the normal Christmas presents this year. He chose to only spent £2.00 on everyone “because of the Credit Crunch” – and thereby added to it. But if the media has been that powerful in making the results of the banks’ mistakes more consequential than they need to be, it is also perfectly capable of spreading the opposite message.
• Money is a more useful system than bartering. It should represent raw materials and labour. We are its masters not its salves.

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