The Wall Street Journal recently reported that railroads are doing well, partly because with the rise in gas prices, they’re looking like a better and better alternative to trucking. In any economy, there are winners and losers. After 9/11, security-related companies did well. Now it’s railroads.

Business is also up for therapists who serve Wall Street bankers helping to address anxiety, panic, and depression, as reported by Yahoo News. This may sound a bit like schadenfreude.

And finally, I found myself this weekend at Victoria’s Secret, waiting to check out, with three lines in front of me, five deep. Lingerie is apparently recession proof. (Along with haircuts. Just try getting a woman to change to a cheaper stylist or to forgo a regular appointment!)

As long as human beings have needs that they are willing to pay to satisfy, there’s money to be made. I may sound like cold-hearted capitalist AND the real message is that we all choose our mindset, the lens with which we view the world.