I think that what happens is that there is always 12 provabilities for every thing that may happen. The doom and gloomers focus only on the worse which is the one that "mediums" normally tap into. The lower astral planes...
There are higher provabilities of happy endings too but personally I think that we are somehow at the middle, not too good, not too bad depending how things unfold from now to 2012
The best advise I have ever been given is to focus on what we want to see and prepare for what we don't (without going mad)
When the Roman empire fell there was a lot of disruption, it will not be unthinkable that something similar may happen with the fall of the USA Empire (not that I wish for it) the signs are there
In a nut shell, live life with joy and hope and have some things stored away if you can, the usual stuff that you always have, so if the worse come to pass you are prepared and can find your footing so no need to panic
This are shifting times and no doubt they will awe us for good and bad
Enjoy the holidays
Love