Determined for a better future

Everyday we hear how the economic climate of the United States of America is falling apart. People are losing jobs, businesses are closing and homes are being foreclosed on. This notion of a grim economic future and unstable job market can force sever stress on the modern citizen.

Working in the service industry I am likely to see the direct reflections of the economy. If it is doing well people dine out more often then when it is not. I have notice that there indeed are less people going out then years past. People are just doing what is natural, they are defining priorities and many times going out simply does not meet that criterion.


With less people through the door it gives people like me and my co-workers fewer opportunities to make money. For some they are able to adapt to this and for other it is a struggle fought every shift.

One of my co-workers has this beautiful piece of land right next to the park reserve. It will never get developed, they enjoy unobstructed sunset views every night. They also have a barn on the property where they have six horses, which they ride and enjoy. Each year they for all of the employees host a summer bash. Last year it include a concert, bonfire and a keg stand contest. There home is a beautiful one that they love and enjoy. There is only one problem this is not cheap!



They like many Americas she got approved for a mortgage that they simply could not afford. Then my co-workers husband was laid off and now the family was relying on her income. With the downturn in the economy she was not making the money she had been accustomed too. Even with picking up extra shifts I can remember her confiding in me that she was late on her mortgage payment and needed to have a good shift. I felt both empathy for her. She was trying to support a family all by her self. Many times she told me she was going to quit and find a new job, but nothing became of that.


She often told me of her five year plan as she called it. She currently was in school and was going to get her physical therapy degree. She then was going to work at both jobs, pay off her student loans then work full time as a physical therapist. Through all that she has been through there is this sense of determination I often see in her.

As a nation we have a very strong sense of what we want our economy to be. A strong economy is the backbone of the nation, it is what makes this whole free market system operate. With strong people like the people I work with, our lawmakers and the citizens of our nation we can help in our own way to make the economy stronger.