Could we really be victims of the market?  Maybe. But, staying a victim can sometimes take the pressure off ourselves and makes it easier to stay in the helpless state and blame forces outside of ourselves until something or someone comes to our rescue.  It takes awareness of this easy trap to fall into and if we are not aware of it, can take us down a dark and long path that will be difficult to come out of.  Wouldn't we rather  have the choice to face our obstacles and find a way to turn them into opportunities?  Yes, it takes more effort, but it would be more effort to find our way out of a dark, lonely and long path .

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