“Whatever you believe in, and is meant for you, the universe makes it happen”
Her, Jan 2024
Last night I watched this movie called “Dumb Money”. It was about the gamestop stock fiasco, and how the reddit community of “WallStreetBets” really rallied together to show the wall street fellas the right way. It all started with one Youtuber named Roaring Kitty, who just said “I just like the stock”. And from there people just started investing left right and centre. What happens is when everyone buys a stock collectively at the same time, the price goes up – because demand is higher than supply. So at one point, roaring kitty (Keith) was worth approximately $43 million! And several other people were worth more than they invested too. The movie was depicting how ordinary people, stuck with debt and mortgages had the opportunity to flip their luck by just investing in a stock. And meanwhile, the people who had shorted the stock (bet lots of money that the stock was going to fail), actually went bankrupt – but eventually, they were bailed out. Thankfully, at the end the Melvin Capital company went bankrupt. And another player in the film was RobinHood – the trading platform. They cutoff the buying option at some point when come under pressure by Citadel (who were investing in them) yet no charges were filed against either company (because the world is built for the wealthy).
But the movie really made me think – it all started with one guy who believed so strongly in a stock, and made it happen. He undoubtedly had doubts, but his wife, pushed him through. Whatever you believe in, becomes worth it. Whatever you believe in, and is meant for you, the universe makes it happen (of course, you have to put in effort), but it’s all worth it. So if there’s anything you really want to do, but are not doing it for whatever reason (because of doubts, because of being seen a certain way, because of failing) – I encourage you to push through it. All you need is yourself to believe in it. The rest will take care of itself, I promise. Your belief is the battery you need to keep going.
I love movies like those, that really make me think a different way. That make me perceive things a different way. It’s really enjoyable. Anyways, this morning, I woke up with the same throbbing headache, and slept till 11am (no meetings), but I returned a package, and am currently working at my favorite cafe. I’m grateful. I’m at peace. But I’m also not growing and challenged – maybe these are omens that it truly is time to move on? Maybe it’s time to give Vancouver a break. I was speaking with my dad and he said your 20s are really for experimentation and trying new things out. So why stand in your own way? The power is in me. I just need to let it take charge.
Another thing I recently realized was in a lot of situations, I know exactly what I should do or can see my ideal self doing. Yet, I don’t. I make excuses, and I get out of things – why? Because I’m lazy? Because I’ve lost hope that it could lead somewhere? Low self-esteem? Because I think I can’t do it? What if I actually could? What if me not doing it right now, is standing in the way of my progress? I honestly think I need to take action more seriously. Ever since I started this job, I was so fueled with fire at the start, I feel like I lost some of it, the more I said things were out of my control. Maybe this work isn’t in my control – but that doesn’t mean I can’t do other things? Maybe it’s time to think outside the box. Do what she really wants to do. Time to look inward.
