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None of us can likely count the enormous amount of people who complain about the recession we are in, and blame it for failures in their lives from A to Z. This general complaint has become a war cry of every individual and family with serious challenges. I make no slight of the challenges people face, for I too have faced them and continue to face them, however there is a distinct difference between myself and those who think like me and those who have actually embraced this idea of “The Great Recession”. The difference is that I have refused to participate in the recession.

On the surface this may seem over-simplistic, mocking, and perhaps even juvenile. However, on closer introspection you will find that there are common practices, habits and language amongst those participating in the recession. Those who have been convinced that this recession is a hard-fast reality have taken the position that the economy is bad, therefore they have given up on advancing in business: businesses stop advertising; banks stop lending; most of all, outlooks are bleak. Now I am a realist and am not going to tell you that there is no recession, because I know there is. What I am going to say is that I am not participating and you do not have to either if it is not your choice to. What those participating in the recession do not realize is that change is inevitable, and resisting change causes stagnation, which has resulted in this recession. Stale advertising and marketing strategies, old lending practices, and staunch individualism can only lead to decay. The way people get their news, watch their shows, listen to their music, shop for their goods, and communicate with people across the country and across the globe has changed drastically in the past 10 years. Those companies that do not adapt to these changes and attempt to stick to old outworn practices will perish, and many have. We live in a rapidly changing world and a rapidly changing universe, and if we do not adapt we then feel the pangs of decay in our life.

What does all this mean for those of us like myself who are simply individuals trying to make ends meet for ourselves and our families, and perhaps get a bit ahead? This means that we need to be more self-aware, realizing how we do things on a daily basis. How much do we rely on a cell phone compared to 10 years ago? How much do we communicate by email compared to 10 years ago? How much do we shop online compared to 10 years ago? These questions and questions like them will begin to illustrate how our own world has changed so dramatically when we look at the answers to them, and set us on a path toward realization of the world we live in today. We then can begin to recognize opportunities that exist to network and build business like we never have before. Taking advantage of new opportunities that this process reveals even on a small scale can at the very least increase our incomes by a few hundred dollars to several thousand monthly, and for most of us that makes the difference between living under the gun and living the life we used to before people started talking recession, or perhaps even better. The choice is ours; now that we know better, will we do better?

Written by Adeeb Shabazz

Metaphysical Minister and author of "What If God Were One Of Us?-2nd Edition".

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