How to be happy in a recession

The following is from an article by Deepak Chopra, MD, in the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper (Nov. 19):

"But as the economy contracts, we must resist our natural reflex to contract with it. Instead, we need to do the opposite. Expansion is the best way to survive any crisis. ... Fear deprives people of choice. Fear shrinks the world into isolated, defensive enclaves. Fear spirals out of control. Fear makes everyday life seem clouded over with danger."

We all know this, yet as we are 'in the world', we must make the choice again and again between fear and Love and let that choice guide our thoughts, words, and actions. That's practice.

Read the full article at the Chron.

Blessings,
Jamie