Awesome Contest!!!!

Are you finding this recession to be the most depressing thing since, well, The Great Depression? (Still wondering just what was so Great about it too. Anyone?) With the unending litany of job losses, "the current economic climate" being a driving force behind anything we do lately, the increasing distrust in our government and divisiveness between political factions, no wonder we're all stressed out. It's scary. Not horror movie fake-blood we know it's not real scary, but omg am I going to be able to continue taking care of myself and my loved ones? scary. So... yup, the worst possible kind of scary. Awesome.

Well, don't go driving off any cliffs just yet, folks. I insist on believing we're all going to come out of this just fine. Why? Because we are actually awesome. You, me, us - we are all awesome. Go ahead, give yourself a pat on the back and dance around a little. Now go hug a friend. Feels good, doesn't it?

An example of this awesomeness, and the ability to make lemonade out of depressing recessions, is Beth's latest post. Go check it out; I'll wait here.

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I know, right? How cool is that? I love this idea so much, I am going to steal it. I mean... pay it forward. While the clock's ticking down on Beth's contest, I'll be plotting and scheming over here. So head over to her blog and enter your awesome self in her contest, and then check back with us for more awesomeness in the next week or so. And in the meantime I challenge YOU to up the awesome ante.