During our recession, like the depression of the thirties, Hollywood is thriving. At that time, when nearly 25% of the workforce was jobless and wages fell almost 43%, escapist films were the most popular: The Wizard of Oz (1939), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and Gone with the Wind (1939). So also, today, we like escapist films. So far, the top three films this year are: a science fiction film, Transformers Revenge of the Fallen, another Harry Potter and UP, an animated film. As the lyrics of a song, popular in the thirties explains: "Forget your troubles, common get happy, chase all your blues away," at least for a while.
Although we are presently not as bad off as the thirties, our problems are more complex. America's failing schools, imploding financial system, growing poverty, environmental destruction and the takeover of government by big corporations requires fundamental change. Gearing up to fight the Second World War ended the Great Depression. The two wars we are fighting today are driving us deeper in debt.
The fundamental problem is that we are living at a time when our technology has created an environment on this planet that has never before existed; our former solutions to problems no longer work - they are what created our present dilemma. This is a period of transition between the end of the Industrial Age and the beginning of the new age of... who knows? The fundamental question for our times is: can we get smart enough, fast enough, to progress to another Age of Enlightenment - or will we regress to another Dark Age?
Positive or negative, change is stressful: losing a job or starting a new one, winning the lottery or losing your savings, are all stressful. Change is synonymous with uncertainty; like getting married, we can't know ahead of time, for sure, what the outcome will be. What we do know is that change we must, if we are to avert catastrophe - on a global scale. President Roosevelt brought America into WWII against great popular resistance. President Obama has accurately defined the problems we face and is carefully laying the groundwork for new solutions; the resistance he faces is formidable.
We cannot stop the world from changing; what we can change is how we respond to events. Instead of stress, we can respond with courageousness, calmness and peace. We are already on a roller coaster ride into an uncertain future;we can't get off, but we can enjoy the ride.
You, and only you, can change how you respond to life; if you are interested, quantum psychology tells you how. If you do the work, not only will you be able to enjoy life, exactly the way it is, but you will acquire the open mind that is needed to create new ideas, nudge events in the direction of social progress - and go to the movies.
Since childhood, Jean's quest has been the search for knowledge, which is synonymous with power. Her intent is to empower individuals looking to jump start their psychological evolution and achieve higher consciousness. Her book, The Greatest Escape: Travel the Quantum Path to Personal Freedom, providers readers with the theory underlying two quantum personal growth techniques, which produce immediate results, without talking about problems. Plenty of colorful pictures enhance the learning and make the book fun to read. More information can be found at http://www.quantumboyd.com
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