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Economic Crisis: Another Breakdown leads to Break Thru
It's hard even for an incurable optimist like myself to find any light sometimes in the harsh global reality we face daily. It is always wise however, to consider the paradoxes that life presents. That is to say the seemingly catastrophic negatives often have positive side effects. Here is a story about how the changes we are facing can actually be good for us.
After I turned 50, everything I took for granted became more difficult. Things like good sleep, success at work, and good health were now all challenging. What happened? A decade ago I was dancing in the streets, now I feel like I'm cowering in the alleyways.
At first, I tried not to think about the plummeting stock prices and the lost possibility of retirement. I just didn't look at it on-line. I figured I would just wait for it to go up and then it would all be an illusion. Unfortunately, I couldn't avoid facing about escalating food & gas prices.
It now cost over a hundred dollars for gas to fill up my work van. It used to be under $50. a tank not that long ago. And I can never leave the grocery store for less then $150. for food either. These things add up, but with the economic situation, the sales in our business have dropped off tremendously. It seems like all our customers want to buy these days are Prayer Wheels! Are they all worried and praying more?
With more free time and not as much money, I was forced to immediately change my lifestyle. To begin with, I started to do home maintenance myself, instead of hiring workers for the job. I used to do a lot of repairs in the past, but for over 10 years my tools have remained idol. Opening my dusty tool box in the bacement was an auspicous experience. I tell you it was like greeting old friends to get out my circular saw and tool belt.
Home maintenace is very satisfying and although it was hard work, I totally enjoy it. I looked forward to a few hours of repair work everyday. You know what else: I put TLC into my work that a hired worker would never do. I did every joy professionally and with good materials. Taking time to do it right.
Next, I put in a vegetable garden to try and tackle that grocery bill abit. Once again, it was returning to my roots (no pun intended). I used to grow a big organic garden 20 year ago, but have traveled too much for work in recent years to attend to growing plants. Now that my regular work is slow, I don't travel so much.
Again, gardening was like remembering a favorite hobby. Planting and watching things grow brought me great joy. So far the economic crunch has improved my well being twice.
To complete the agenda, I wanted to deal with the high fuel cost. I was not delivering goods in the van as often & felt I should not drive it as my sole means of transportation anymore. For shorter runs and non business trips, I picked up a used Prius that I found on-line to drive as a second vehicle.
The gas savings not only entirely paid for the Prius cost, but it's was more fun to drive. Also, the maintenance cost on the van is way down since I drive it less. Vans are sluggish, bouncy, and generally an unpleasant ride. I have been used to a van for years as I thought it was more practical to drive my work vehicle during off hours rather then buy a second car. Who would have imagined that with the high cost of gas the second car would be basically free.
Travel used to be a big part of my business, but with the cost of travel so high now the bottom line keeps shrinking. I decide to study Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and focus more on on-line website sales. Again, a new world opened up. Not traveling gave me so much more time at home that I ended up with a new baby on the way(I won't go into the detail, but you can guess what happened).
If all the other life changes brought me joy, they pale in comparison to having a son. It is now the happiest time of my life. I find myself singing that old Loggins and Messina song: "Even thought we ain't got money,... It's called "Danny's Song" If you having a baby it's a perfect theme song to sing for nine months.
Does having a bad economy suck? Yes, absolutely! It's hard on everyone. Does life cease to go on as we know it? Yes, again? Things are going to change. Could it actually be better to consume less and have more time? Well, I guess I already answered that one.
Find the opportunity whenever you hit a wall. It's there, I swear it. Don't get down and out. Just get out. Out of that head space of limitation and be more creative. Really, it's all an illusion anyway. It makes no sense to take this Economic Crisis so seriously. In another few years what difference will it make?
You have an opportunity now. This could be good for all of us if we can just manage to change.
I am the original Himalayan Trader. I go to Asia to do adventure travel, meditation, & trading. The Himalayan Traders is from the 'Small Is Beautiful' lifestyle philosophy. In Buddhist thought, Right Livelihood is considered essential for the layman's spiritual path. As a Buddhist layperson, I have tried to embody this ideal through The Himalayan Traders. To support the intrepid spiritual wandering I have created the Himalayan Traders http://www.himalayantraders.com Most of our goods come from the Royal Kingdom of Nepal. In ancient times, large parts of Nepal were Tibetan territories, so the cultures are blended quite alot. The mountain people are generally Buddhist while the people of Kathmandu valley are a mix of Buddhist & Hindu. Out of this rich texture of religion and tribal culture I have been trading for 15 years mostly with small family run business. Come check us out at http://www.himalayantraders.com
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