The economic woes of the United States have been at the forefront of the minds of nearly everyone. Magazines feature countless articles about the deteriorating economy, blogs express frustration and opinions on the bad financial decisions made on Wall Street, and the television reminds us daily that things are going to get worse before they get better. Each month, more and more people are seeking the advice of foreclosure attorneys in Nassau County and Suffolk County. Companies are folding, and jobs are being lost. The price of practically everything is steadily increasing. As Americans, most of us are very unaccustomed to a restricted or severely limited budget. For this reason, there tends to be this general feeling that things are very bad right now in our country. However, this is not the case in reality, and with the holidays upon us, we could all use a reminder of what we still have.

 

In the next few days, families will be gathered all across the country. We’ll have lovely dinners together, gifts and smiles will be exchanged, and there will be plenty of wonderful holiday parties to attend. We’ll do what we do every year: we’ll stuff our faces with turkey and ham, candies and cheeses; we’ll knock back a few glasses of eggnog, and we’ll spend a little bit more than our budget might allow on gifts for those that we love. And even though we know it will hurt the wallet and the credit card later on, we will take great joy in doing it anyway.

 

While all these joyous and fun activities are occurring, it might be wise for us to step back and examine what we really have. For most of us, we have our families, and we have our health. We still drive our cars, talk on our cell phones, and retire each night to watch cable or satellite television. We still eat well. Even those whose homes are foreclosed upon have somewhere to go- there are family, friends, shelters, and inviting places all over the country that will house and feed those in need. We still eat out, and the drive-thru lines at most fast food restaurants are still crowded most of the time. We take warm showers and baths; we sleep in warm beds and snuggle with our pets and loved ones. We email and chat, we video-share and play games, and we listen to music. We watch movies and cook popcorn with extra butter; we go out every so often and have a beer or a cocktail. When we see the Salvation Army Santa Clause we drop our spare change in his bucket.

 

The point is that yes, times are tough. But are they really so bad? We still have just about everything we had before. And if we lost something as a result of all of this, then thankfully we live in a place where we can rebuild if we have the ambition and the drive to. Because the truth of the matter is that we’ve still got it pretty good. All over the world, children and even entire families will suffer and starve while we celebrate with those closest to us. The wars that rage across the world do not stop while we enjoy our holiday fun. So perhaps this holiday season we can all give ourselves a gift that will make us feel much better: we can dig a little deeper in our pockets for charities, and we can realize that we’re going to be just fine.

 

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