Chasing Butterflies

“Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you” -Nathaniel Hawthorne

I guess I have been alighted upon today, one way or another everything has just kind of fit in to place, and that certainly deserves a mention. After months of poor market return and me desperately chasing the bad by creating more bad, the markets finally eased up a little today... I guess primarily in the UK due to the possible sales tax reduction.

I should say that it didn't make a dent really in the huge amount of money that has been escaping me recently... but it was something... it was a flower finding it's way through the ice... a sign that maybe spring is around the corner. The funniest thing is that I wasn't really even watching any more; chasing the markets had become so daunting recently that I had just switched off, and only took a look at my portfolio accidentally this evening.

I also finally found the time to visit with my family in Preston, which turned into a wonderful weekend away... something I needed after the last couple of weeks. These may seem like small steps, but I am damn sure that those flowers are all around... I've just got to stop digging for them quite so much and let the sun take care of it.

“Remember that happiness is a way of travel -- not a destination”