The economic news has been uniformly gloomy. The stock market and my retirement fund are continuing their seemingly inexorable decline. The State’s unemployment rate exceeded 10% for the first time in 26 years. The Governor declared a drought emergency, presaging a summer of water rationing. Leaving California looks more compelling, as neither our Washington nor Sacramento leaders inspire confidence by hesitating, acting, reversing course, and generally flailing about.Yet, somehow, I don't feel enervated but energized. Lent began on Wednesday, and none too soon. Lent is a time of searching for answers, not from without but within. It’s a time of cleansing, quietude, and focus. It’s a time for dampening our appetites and getting ready for re-birth.
California is the land of second chances, of a better life over the next hill. I still believe that. Let’s take it 40 days at a time. © 2009 Stephen Yuen
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