I read on Phyllis Harb’s Los Angeles Blog that it was the Year of the Ox in the Chinese Zodiac Calendar.

THE YEAR OF THE OX

1/26/2009 – 2/13/2010 (Earth)

According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2009 is the Year of the Ox.  The Ox, or the Buffalo sign symbolizes prosperity through fortitude and hard work. Those born under the influence of the Ox or Buffalo are fortunate to be stable and persevering.  The typical Ox is a tolerant person with strong character.  Not many people could equal the resolution and fearlessness that the Ox exhibits when deciding to accomplish a task.  Ox people work hard without complaints at work or at home.  They know that they will succeed through hard work and sustained efforts, and do not believe in get-rich-quick schemes.

When I clicked on what the year will mean to us I thought how appropriate and what irony.  According to the Chinese Zodiac Calendar it means that prosperity will be achieved through hard work.  What a fitting symbol for a year where that will be so meaningful to most Americans and what a summary of what the American Dream is all about.  Further, we have a new President that feels the same way.

2008  brought us into this financial crisis with those get-rich-quick-schemes that the calendar mentions above and it’s only fitting that this is The Year Of The Ox.

Stable and persevering describes Americans.  Inspite of the greed on Wall Street, Americans are continuing to go forward, to make their world better for themselves and their families; they endure and survive.  Here’s to 2009.

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