Staying Sane While Wall Street Crashes
Everybody is riding the Wall Street Roller coaster.
Even if you are not invested, the headlines scream out one word: PANIC!It's hard not to join in the panicking.
The Panic Crowd seems to be having all the fun these days.
But they don't have all the happiness.
You see, it's true what your mother told you: money doesn't buy happiness, at least not for most people.
But the lack of money does buy pure misery.Did you ever wonder why so many office towers have fusion-sealed, micron-proof windows to keep office workers safe from any semblance of fresh air?
It has to do with the stock market.
During The Great Depression, just too many brokers were jumping out of windows.
This enraged a nation of vengeful investors, who demanded to kill their brokers personally.
So henceforth all windows were sealed.(The good news is that by the time the windows were sealed, The Great Depression had ended, so there have been very few reported cases of enraged investors killing their brokers.
However, there have been several incidents of "office air suffocation syndrome" -- but that's another issue for another column.)Oh no!
Not another Top Ten list!Here are The Happy Guy's Top Ten Tips for Staying Sane While Wall Street Crashes Around You:
- Don't panic.
Enough people are doing that already; you're needed elsewhere.
- Don't join the Panic Crowd.
They are NOT having more fun, they just act that way to attract new members fold.
Misery loves company. - Take inventory.
Do you have the basic necessities?
If so, you are OK.
When they come to take away your television remote control, then panic. - Smile at your neighbor.
A smile lifts everybody's spirits, but most of all your own.
- Remember the Great Depression.
It sucked, but people survived.
It's amazing how many non-essentials we take for granted.
Rent a movie about the 1930s, sit back, and laugh about how much better our depression is going to be. - Learn a new skill.
In hard times, it pays to be very, very employable.And you may even be lucky enough to have two jobs.
Oh, wait.
That's our problem now. - Start saving now.
Then when the bottom falls out, at least you'll have something to live on for three-and-a-half weeks. - Start spending now.
It's folks like you, saving all your money instead of spending it, that are killing the economy. - Stop listening to people telling you to save or to spend.
In fact, stop listening to news about the markets.
It's just too depressing. - Ignore top ten lists.
They are way too gimmicky and seldom give any truly useful information (except for this one, of course!)
The Happy Guy's Top Ten Tips for Staying Sane While Wall Street Crashes Around You.
All the advice your mother didn't tell you about financial markets, and more importantly, about keeping happy while others suffer.
The bottom line is don't panic, don't invest all your emotions where your money is invested, and focus on what really matters..
David Leonhardt is The Happy Guy.He is an energetic motivational speaker and author of Climb Your Stairway to Heaven: the 9 habits of maximum happiness. Visit him at http://www.TheHappyGuy.comDavid@TheHappyGuy.com
Mental Health Stigma -- what can we do about it?
Copyright 2005 Sonia Devine
What is Stigma?
Stigma is the use of stereotypes and labels when describing someone, and it is often attached to people who suffer from mental health issues. We don't fully understand how the brain works yet, but one thing we DO know is that it is an organ. Yet our society doesn't readily accept brain disorders the way we accept other organ disorders. Why is this so?
Stigma is a harsh reality for people who have mental health problems, because it prevents them from enjoying a normal and productive life. So many people today feel uncomfortable about mental health issues, despite the fact that there is growing evidence that more and more people are developing these problems.
In fact, many people are so uncomfortable with the stigma that they would rather suffer in silence than get help they need.
Here are a few of the most common misconceptions about mental health problems:
* Mentally ill...
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CME Outfitters Announces Upcoming Live CE Activity: "Raising the Bar for Patient Outcomes?Mixed Episodes in Bipolar Disorder: Trapped Between Two Worlds" Premieres Wednesday, December 8, 2004
CME Outfitters, LLC, nationally accredited provider of multidisciplinary medical education programming and related healthcare communications services, is pleased to announce an upcoming live and interactive evidence-based CE activity titled "Raising the Bar for Patient Outcomes?Mixed Episodes in Bipolar Disorder: Trapped Between Two Worlds." Offered as a live satellite broadcast, webcast, and telephone audioconference premiering Wednesday, December 8, 2004, from 12:00 p.m.?1:00 p.m. ET, the activity will focus on recognizing the entire clinical spectrum of bipolar disorder and improving diagnostic accuracy, treatment efficiency, and patient outcomes. The recorded satellite broadcast will re-air from 3:00 p.m.?4:00 p.m. ET; the archived webcast and telephone audioconference will be available shortly after the live broadcast.Participation in this activity is free, as is obtaining a CE certificate; however, registration is required. Three forms of registration are accepted:Fax: View the...
CME Outfitters Announces Upcoming Live CE Activity: "Raising the Bar for Patient Outcomes?Mixed Episodes in Bipolar Disorder: Trapped Between Two Worlds" Premieres Wednesday, December 8, 2004
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The Indiana Glass Society Announces its Formal Organization
Hampstead, MD (ContentDesk) September 3, 2005 -- Excitement continues to grow over last months announcement that the Indiana Glass Society, a society dedicated to the preservation, study and display of Indiana Glass, has finally been organized.The Indiana Glass Society, which made its debut on the internet in late June, continues to increase its membership as the news gets out about its formal organization. Members are already applauding the information that has been shared within the society.The IGS, which has already set up an extensive museum and library, also provides its members with an active discussion board and will soon begin creating quarterly newsletters to further assist in the exchange of ideas and information. The society hopes to present a glass show each year, which will exhibit beautiful glass collections as well as provide informative discussions. A variety of memberships are available from the society and the society is currently accepting donations to establish itself...
The Indiana Glass Society Announces its Formal Organization
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