My views turn inward

This past weekend I had a severe health problem escalate even further. I picked up a cold, a flu strain or some kind of infection that affected my breathing. After having chest x-rays made; seeing my doctor’s physician assistant; and getting prescriptions for a series of antibiotics and steroids, I realized that my views had turned inward. I began thinking about my health problem 24 7. I just let the world go by. I didn’t read the daily newspaper in depth as I usually do. I didn’t watch my Duke Blue Devils play on television. And I didn’t watch the NASCAR Sprint Cup races in its entirety. My views turned inward.

When my wife was driving me back from the doctor’s office, we passed the once run down North Hills shopping mall. In the last few years, its new owners have transformed it into the cities most unique shopping plaza with restaurants, department stores, clothing stores, specialty shops, a theatre and a hotel. Parts of the facility are still under construction. On land next to the plaza, the same owners have constructed the area’s nicest senior’s retirement complex. Still, across the main thorough affair they are building a high-rise office building, more specialty shops, and a mixed family housing complex.

I have heard one financial guru make the statement that “in these times of falling stock market values there are opportunities”. As we drove passed I realize these people have vision. In these poor economic times they are expanding to incorporate shopping, office space, entertainment and housing all in the same complex. Similar to Walt Disney’s vision of Epcot, North Hills will stand out as the community of the future. Their vision sees opportunities.

So, its good to see opportunities taking shape rather than bankruptcies and layoff being announced.