Life is not what happens to us. Life is how we react and respond to what happens to us.

“It’s up to us to choose how to react to it.” You’ve said it all here.

Great article!

My “day job” is for a company who administers benefits to employees of a large auto supplier who, infact, filed for bankruptcy in the past few years. They’ve had to Restructure. Sure, there has been “pain” with job losses/plant closings and even pay cuts but they are working their way out and still producing products.

My “night job”, that being a wife and mom, has been effected already by the automotive industry as my husband recently accepted a separation package. Individual “pain”….sure! After 15 years he had do a job search. We had to re-evaluate cash flow income and needs. We’ve Restructured our household and we’re pulling out if it.

I don’t like to see anyone in “pain”….I will carry a spider outside instead of killing it! But these companies do need a serious Restructure.

I do agree with Mr. Fassett – there will be a bounce back!

I am sure you know you were not alone in your duplicitous feeling about this bailout situation. In a way, I am glad that they did not get it. For those that are truly intelligent and willful, this is our time to step up and show what we got.