Originally posted on May 25th, 2009
Have you noticed how people are much more interested in finding ways to cope than they used to be? There seems to be a public acknowledgement that times are tough. As a culture, we all are more aware of the troubles of our “neighbors.” Part of this is the 24-hour news cycle which must be fed constantly, so there are more stories about the effects of the economic crisis, swine flu, etc. Part of it is that we are more in contact with people all over the country thru email, Skype, Facebook, etc, than we ever were before. We “know” more people and their stories.
At Book Club last night I heard about a family in Michigan. One of our Book Club members mentioned that she was talking to a software support person, someone she works with regularly. He told her that his wife and her family members (father, brothers, sisters) had ALL been laid off from one of the Big Three automakers. With only him still working, their family’s unemployment rate was about 80%. Continue reading » Why Resilience?
Have you noticed how people are much more interested in finding ways to cope than they used to be? There seems to be a public acknowledgement that times are tough. As a culture, we all are more aware of the troubles of our “neighbors.” Part of this is the 24-hour news cycle which must be fed constantly, so there are more stories about the effects of the economic crisis, swine flu, etc. Part of it is that we are more in contact with people all over the country thru email, Skype, Facebook, etc, than we ever were before. We “know” more people and their stories.
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