Karen Crawford and Dennis Kelly get it. They do.

They couldn't sell their home for an entire year and a half. So, they shifted gears. They didn't sit and pout about the economy or ask for pity. They looked for solutions, found one, and then moved on it.

This couple got creative and created a raffle to help sell their house. Tickets were to cost $100 a piece. More than 5,000 tickets later, translation more than $500,000, the lucky winner will have won a house for $100. As well, the extra proceeds will be donated to the charity that helped make the raffle happen.

When times get tough, stop looking for reasons to be angry at the world. Start thinking outside the box.