Wednesday, January 9, 2008

A House of Pain

Is this year really a year of Golden Rat?

No matter how educated I think I am, often times I find myself thinking about luck, astrology and zodiac. Being a little superstitious, after all, may have a larger effect on myself more than I think, psychologically speaking.

Since the begining of this year, the US stock market has tumbled lower and lower, day after day after day. At the end of each day, I've found myself asking the same question, "when is this pain going to end?" We're only on the 6th trade day and my portfolio has already dwindled almost 9%. Jesus Christ!!!

When I'm down and out and feeling like there is nothing I can do to stop this pain, I can't help but wonder, "is luck going to be on my side?" I keep trying to tell myself that this is a marathon and not a sprint. But how can I not panick when I'm losing the money I've saved up for years by every minute the market is open!

Can I have enough faith to stay in this game and be wise enough to be able to navigate through this tough time?

In the end, I sure hope so.

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