Trump, Tariffs, and a Tumbling Market — Still, I Hold My Stocks

Trump, Tariffs, and a Tumbling Market — Still, I Hold My Stocks

“Trump made another announcement.”
That one line dominated the headlines.
Tariffs. Rates. China. Retaliation. War.
The market started to shake.

As prices dropped, so did my heart.
A month, two months of hard-earned gains disappeared in a blink.
The chart didn’t just show red — it looked like my own labor income melting away.
And for a moment, I felt like I was breaking down too.

I doubted myself.
I questioned my goals.
It felt like I was drifting further from the life I was working toward.

So I opened my routine notebook — where I had written down the reasons I bought this asset.
Not numbers. But intentions. A vision of what I wanted my life to look like.

I read those lines out loud.
And slowly, I began to breathe again.

When the market collapses, I read why I started.

Even if my goals seem distant,
my reason for moving toward them hasn’t changed.
Volatility is not failure. It’s a chance to return to center.

Yes, I’ve learned something, too.
There’s risk in my portfolio, and I may need to adjust a few positions.
But that’s not collapse — that’s refinement.

There will be another wave of volatility.
I will probably lose my balance again.

But I won’t lose my assets.
Because I’ll remember why I bought them.
And in the middle of chaos, my routine will steady me again.

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I’d love to hear from you too.
What helps you stay calm when the market turns red?
What’s the note you go back to when things get shaky?
Share your thoughts in the comments — I’ll be there, reading.

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