A brief history of me and why I’ve decided to buy a website and talk to myself on it. I lived a large portion of my life with very loose rules and mostly concerned only about myself. I was living my dream as a professional brewer when it became glaringly obvious to me that I was not heading in the right direction, I was not living up to my full potential, and was becoming increasingly unhappy. This also made a lot of other people unhappy.
I was also involved in an accident while brewing that left me with a PTSD diagnosis which shook things up a little. Since I gave up drinking in October 2021 my life has taken on a whole new direction and purpose and I owe a lot of that to discipline. I’ve found freedom in it. I started gardening and working at a plant nursery, became vegetarian, and began a daily practice of yoga, meditation, and learning a second language. Although I’ve been a runner for over 10 years I now have a commitment of at least one run a week to keep me from backsliding.
Now trust me I know how all that sounds and I want to fight me, too. I’m not preaching that my path is the path to take. I had it put to me this way once…
People tend to spend a lot of energy digging many different holes all over the place, spending a little time here and there attempting to find a source of water flowing somewhere beneath to fill their well.
What many fail to realize is that it doesn’t necessarily matter where you dig the hole. It’s the dedication and time spent digging the same hole that reveals that there’s a source of water flowing beneath everything.
Discipline has paved the way for many wonderful things to enter into my life. On top of every thing else I was also able to start a mobile art studio for kids with my lovely partner last year. In the past the notion that I would start a business would seem unfathomable to me. The peace that I’m able to cultivate within myself and around me thanks to these practices leads me to weaving what I learn from them into everything that I do.
“How you do anything is how you do everything.”
My kids love this one.
My ultimate goal with this site is to show and discuss the progress of my humble trading accounts. I hope that you are able to witness what I, a certified dingus, am able to accomplish as well as my failures and it will, perhaps, inspire you to start your own journey.
I began my adventures in the stock market a little under a year ago. I’ve made a lot of mistakes in trading and in life and I’m a better person because of it. I’m keen to talk and laugh about these experiences and perhaps help others avoid similar pitfalls. It’s helpful for working out my thoughts and as an added, unforeseen bonus I began trading more responsibly when I made my positions public.
I have separate journals for different aspects of my life and I’ve found the ability to track and critique my results has allowed me to recognize my strengths and weaknesses in these areas. It’s challenging to be aware of the progress you’ve made without having the data to refer back to. This can lead to ungratefulness – a grave sin.
Now admittedly it can be awkward to talk about money though it is connected to nearly everything we do and the driving force behind a lot of our actions and our stresses. I do not want to give off the impression that I have or want lots of money and that the stock market is the answer to your problems. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. I will say, though, that taking an interest and some responsibility in your management of money will likely steer you to a more successful path. We’re here to be useful, not happy. Money is a tool, its not the end goal. It is more important to acknowledge that everything you have was given to you and it is better to live life with an open hand. Accept what is given and freely give.
So there is my intro in all its glory. For now my only plan is to post my monthly trading results, review them, and discuss them. We’ll see what unfolds from there.
I do appreaciate you stopping by,
Chris
Moses of the South 