Patience and Perseverance

“Unusual travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God.”
- Kurt Vonnegut, author (1922 - 2007)

My dad walked the Appalachian Trail. Yep, the whole thing from Georgia to Maine, all 2,175 miles of it. Over the course of months he battled the elements, the brutal terrain, and his own mind and body. And with every battle waged, slowly but surely he conquered each hurdle placed before him. He did this not by racing to the end, not by expectations of immediate gratification, but by simply putting one foot in front of the other and calmly forging ahead with patience and perseverance.
Currently, our nation is suffering from a bad case of post-traumatic stress disorder and pervasive gloom. The markets are reactionary, with every minute bit of news and every tidbit of economic analysis resulting in a massive Wall Street swing which is bound to leave many feeling a little queasy.