Overcoming powerful emotional scars demands the ability to objectively look at alternatives and choose the best one. Logic and good judgment are needed to navigate through the stormy waters. But, you must be able to see clearly through the haze of emotions and confusion.

During these tough economic times, we need wise leadership. If your child was sick with a 105 temperature, you wouldn't go to a politician for advice, but a doctor. Our economic problems are too serious to trust to a politician. Tax policy should be set by someone trained in economics, like Ben Bernanke, a person we can trust to make objective decisions, not buy votes.

It's disappointing that so much time has been taken debating tax policy, rather than debating a new direction for our country. I don't think either candidate is qualified to make tax policy, nor that's what we need. What does low taxes mean for the unemployed? We need a new direction in this country, one that will create good paying jobs.

A major premise of overcoming powerful emotional scars is seeing different alternatives and choosing the most constructive. We can create good jobs by becoming energy self-sufficient. That would be a constructive decision in the haze of confusion and emotion, one that I believe is necessary to cure our sick economy!

In these tough economic times, remember that you can't lose everything because you will still have the richness and treasure of your thoughts! Our value comes from within, not the material possessions we may or may not have.

Read the description of the hospital experience. When I thought I had lost everything, I realized I hadn't because I still had my thoughts. In the end, my thoughts were the most valuable thing.

We need a new direction in this country and the world, not more emphasis on temporary pleasures and material possessions. Take the recent problems as a wake-up call and turn them into a powerful force for constructive change.

God made this day, so be happy in it!