I received this email from an old friend and SMB reader. It puts every losing trade, underperforming month, and “bad day” in perspective.
Suddenly all my trading worries have vanished. It doesnt matter how much money I am up or down
or how I’m going to find my next One Good Trade.Funny how having a doctor telling you that the lump on your knee is not just a cyst will make all your other
worries seem so insignificant. I wanted to write about how much I relate to the last 2 posts on your blog about part time trading and the other guy worrying about being down a few thousand the last couple years. BIG FU$$ING DEAL! I just found out I have a “Pleomorphic Sarcoma” on my right knee and I am going to (XXXXXX) on Wednesday morning. I only say it to make the point that trading is far from the most important thing in anyone’s life to worry about. Take a break, clear your head and just be thankful you are there and able to devote the time you have to pursuing your passion.The doctor at (XXXXX) Cancer center says what I have is treatable and curable as far as he can tell now.
I had the chest Cat scan and my lungs are clear. I have a full leg MRI to go to on Tuesday. I meet with (SSS)
on Wednesday morning at 8:30 and have a PET Scan (Full Body) scheduled for Thursday at (XXXXX) on Thursday in order to detect if it may spread anywhere else.I’m not sharing the story looking for sympathy or anything. This is what they mean when they tell you to
“Stop and Smell the Roses”….whatever you are dealing with in trading aint that bad. Now more than ever one of my other favorite financial bloggers, Todd Harrison, writes about all the time makes sense. See his last random thoughts here
Are we There Yet? Here tooThis too shall pass…..
Our best wishes to our friend on a week of much better news! Tomorrow will be better than today.
