'Radical shift' in lifestyle coming

Inman Community brief

By Inman News, Wednesday, October 15, 2008.

Editor's note: The following is a comment made on the Oct. 9 Inman News column, "Living in borrowed times."

"I have been working with way too many clients over the last several months who are in severe financial straits. One thing that I keep reminding them of is that they have to stop judging themselves by what they have; rather, they need to judge themselves by who they are. Having to give up material things does not make anyone a bad person. Recognizing that they can still put food on the table, clothes on their family's back and a roof over their heads helps to put everything into perspective. Yes, we are going to have to undergo a radical shift in our American lifestyle. But, even with this shift, most of us will still be living far better than 95 percent of the other people on this planet. We should be very thankful." --Peter J. Pike

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Submitted by Shannon Ziccardi on October 15, 2008 - 12:09pm.

Clearly, we have much to be thankful for. I believe we need to focus on [and repeat] the good news and the good deeds we see each day. This is, after all, the root of consumer confidence. Consumer confidence is the root of our current economic problems. Believe things will get better and they will.

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