Happy Holidays
December 23rd, 2008This time of the year offers many opportunities for personal reflection. For those of us raised in the Judeo-Christian faiths, the celebration of the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem and the birth of Jesus are events that mark centuries of traditions and religious faith. For people of these and other faiths, the end of the year and the beginning of the New Year on January 1 are times to celebrate the passage of time and to mark new opportunities in the year ahead.
In America, we are transitioning the leadership of our government which we have done every four or eight years since 1792. This year, the voters wanted change. The Obama administration has promised change while facing the formidable challenges associated with stepping into the leadership role of the world’s largest economic engine during a global and domestic economic crisis which is unprecedented since the Great Depression. By all accounts, the situation has not reached its bottom and it will be years before we climb out of a trough created by our own hands. Even worse is the knowledge that many of the “solutions” may be politically inspired and not the “best” solutions for the situation.
