The best of times or the worst of times?
As April comes to a close, I thought I'd pause and reflect on what a month it's been.
On the 16h of April the Honolulu Star reported that Hawaii's foreclosure activity increased by 503% in March compared to a year ago.
I read a developer was offering an interest rate of a 3.75% fixed rate 30 year mortgage on their homes in their development, the lowest rate they'd had since 1971. ( I was a junior in High School)
There are all the possibilities for a flu pandemic.
Chrysler seems certain to be filing for Bankruptcy.
The belief that the country is heading in the right direction is the highest it's been in years.
Those are a few of the headlines for the month and there are so many more that are dramatic and consequential. So many personal stories being written in each of those words that I find it to be overwhelming. To quote Dickens,
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us..."
I like that quote because I think it is so very appropriate. Whether you decide for yourself that these next few months are going to be good for you or bad for you, you are probably right. Given the choices, I've decided that they are going to be good for me!
There are tremendous opportunities in every corner of the world right now and I hope I am able to encourage all of you to believe in them and to allow yourselves the strength and good fortune to find them. I do think it's a good time for some positive daily affirmations and to identify what it is exactly that you want in life and to tell yourself everyday that you have it.
I will return to more traditional topics next month, but for now I leave you with this,
On the 16h of April the Honolulu Star reported that Hawaii's foreclosure activity increased by 503% in March compared to a year ago.
I read a developer was offering an interest rate of a 3.75% fixed rate 30 year mortgage on their homes in their development, the lowest rate they'd had since 1971. ( I was a junior in High School)
There are all the possibilities for a flu pandemic.
Chrysler seems certain to be filing for Bankruptcy.
The belief that the country is heading in the right direction is the highest it's been in years.
Those are a few of the headlines for the month and there are so many more that are dramatic and consequential. So many personal stories being written in each of those words that I find it to be overwhelming. To quote Dickens,
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us..."
I like that quote because I think it is so very appropriate. Whether you decide for yourself that these next few months are going to be good for you or bad for you, you are probably right. Given the choices, I've decided that they are going to be good for me!
There are tremendous opportunities in every corner of the world right now and I hope I am able to encourage all of you to believe in them and to allow yourselves the strength and good fortune to find them. I do think it's a good time for some positive daily affirmations and to identify what it is exactly that you want in life and to tell yourself everyday that you have it.
I will return to more traditional topics next month, but for now I leave you with this,
"A man is literally what he thinks."
James Allen
Aloha!
Posted by Michael Hege at 4/30/2009 11:24 AM 
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Hi, Michael:
Frank said you called to say hi. We think of you so often We miss you! Your article is right on! I believe things are only going to get better. Glad to hear things are well with you!
Let's get together... I sent you a note. Michael
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