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Logical Wishes

Dear readers: Happy new year! Although this wish certainly comes from the bottom of my heart, I have to admit expressing it produces a bit of a hollow feeling in the pit of my stomach--an experience I

By Sharon S. Schwartzman, Editor-in-chief | Updated on December 31, 2008

Dear readers: Happy new year! Although this wish certainly comes from the bottom of my heart, I have to admit expressing it produces a bit of a hollow feeling in the pit of my stomach–an experience I don’t think I’ve had before. Maybe this is because it’s the heart talking and not the head: Reading daily about the fallout from our economic meltdown definitely doesn’t help to lift one’s mood despite the fresh start a new year normally brings.

However, as a wise colleague once advised me when we were dealing with a difficult situation: Take the emotion out of it. OK, it’s time to take a cold, hard, logical look at where we are and where we’re going.

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