The purpose of this journal is less about posting trades, and more a blog about the parallel nature between spirituality and trading. I hope that others will benefit from it, and that some of the points resonate with something you can’t totally put into words.
I have been learning forex for almost 2 years. I trade part-time, as I keep a day job. During the most intense parts of my forex learning journey I had been researching, reading, looking at charts, etc upwards of 4-5 hours a night, and 14+ hours a weekend.
When I first started learning about forex it was something that appealed to me greatly, I wasn’t sure what exactly about it. At first admittedly much of it was financial freedom more then anything else. I blew two accounts in the beginning, one small, one big (Relatively, but that’s all that matters). Many months later I realized just how strongly trading resonated with my deepest spiritual self. The self that is aware of the thinker. This was not only something I could do for a career, but something that would parallel my primary purpose in life – to be self-aware. Out of self-awareness comes true freedom, happiness, and clarity. I had found my internal martial art, the mirror that would teach me, and truly put the power of abundance directly in my own hands. I had found my path.
The more I learn, and the more I experience with trading the more enamored with it I become. The difficult times are the times which produce the most internal growth and bring you closer to your goals. When you are in a difficult spot, always remember this fact.
I no longer have any question on whether or not I will succeed. It’s the fact that in my mind, I have already succeeded. Time will just need to pass before I experience more in my journey.
I had many revelations, “paradigm shifts”, even moments of satori. Several times things just “clicked”. The biggest shift, and the one that finally changed everything, was the last shift. The shift to practicing patience.
Patience at the core is self-awareness – the ability to stay focused in the present moment - above the noise of the endless (and illusory) thoughts of past and future.
The mind always wants something to do – it’s never quiet. People are always in a rush. People don’t like to wait for anything, especially standing in lineups with nothing else to occupy the mind. Fast food, 30 second commercials, preprocessed meals to the max, diet pills. This affliction of course, does not automatically disappear when you start trading. Quite the opposite, especially when you are starting to learn because you just want to find out whether or not what you are doing is right (therefore not making you wrong). Therefore, I believe patience is the key element of trading. In entry, exits, learning, testing ideas, and most importantly – money management.
I have been learning forex for almost 2 years. I trade part-time, as I keep a day job. During the most intense parts of my forex learning journey I had been researching, reading, looking at charts, etc upwards of 4-5 hours a night, and 14+ hours a weekend.
When I first started learning about forex it was something that appealed to me greatly, I wasn’t sure what exactly about it. At first admittedly much of it was financial freedom more then anything else. I blew two accounts in the beginning, one small, one big (Relatively, but that’s all that matters). Many months later I realized just how strongly trading resonated with my deepest spiritual self. The self that is aware of the thinker. This was not only something I could do for a career, but something that would parallel my primary purpose in life – to be self-aware. Out of self-awareness comes true freedom, happiness, and clarity. I had found my internal martial art, the mirror that would teach me, and truly put the power of abundance directly in my own hands. I had found my path.
The more I learn, and the more I experience with trading the more enamored with it I become. The difficult times are the times which produce the most internal growth and bring you closer to your goals. When you are in a difficult spot, always remember this fact.
I no longer have any question on whether or not I will succeed. It’s the fact that in my mind, I have already succeeded. Time will just need to pass before I experience more in my journey.
I had many revelations, “paradigm shifts”, even moments of satori. Several times things just “clicked”. The biggest shift, and the one that finally changed everything, was the last shift. The shift to practicing patience.
Patience at the core is self-awareness – the ability to stay focused in the present moment - above the noise of the endless (and illusory) thoughts of past and future.
The mind always wants something to do – it’s never quiet. People are always in a rush. People don’t like to wait for anything, especially standing in lineups with nothing else to occupy the mind. Fast food, 30 second commercials, preprocessed meals to the max, diet pills. This affliction of course, does not automatically disappear when you start trading. Quite the opposite, especially when you are starting to learn because you just want to find out whether or not what you are doing is right (therefore not making you wrong). Therefore, I believe patience is the key element of trading. In entry, exits, learning, testing ideas, and most importantly – money management.
To be one with the market, you must first be one with yourself.
