"Unemployment Rise Shows Recession Far From Over"

My topics haven't been too bright lately. I think I've only had about two posts that were about something good. It bothers me to know that this country has to suffer for who knows how long. I never thought that the recession would be over soon, but I was really hoping it wouldn't be long.

For those of you who have been keeping up with my blog, it's obvious that I think it'll be tough for me to find a good, well paying job. At this time in my life, I need that more than anything, but I have to get used to the idea of rejection. I have to get used to the fact that it may take me a while to find a job, and even then, I might get layed off because of reasons not even related to work.

I guess I feel it's just hard to even deal with the fact that this country may be in this situation for quite some time. I know that recessions come and go, but this one seems pretty bad. Seeing the headline above in New York Times doesn't help me deal with it either. I already knew it would last a while, but it doesn't help when that's all you really hear about. How come there aren't many articles talking about companies creating jobs? How come there are more articles about the unemployment rate than what this country can do to help the unemployed? Why are we so consumed with the depressing articles? Why can't there be some articles to give us Americans hope? I guess I just feel that we should stop focusing on the negative and start focusing on what we as a country can do to change and better our situation.